Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
This Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken is sweet, tangy, and melts-in-your-mouth with flavor. It's an easy to make dinner with 7-ingredients that are easy to shop for and affordable. Plus, it pairs great with rice or mashed potatoes.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 295kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breakfast or thighs
- 13 ounces apricot jam
- 1 packet onion soup mix 1 ounce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1-2 minced fresh garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger or 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- seasoning salt amount as desired
- garnish options: sesame seeds, sliced green onion, or chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- To a slow cooker, add apricot jam, onion soup mix, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, ground ginger, and seasoning salt. Shake ¼ cup water in the empty apricot jam jar, then add to the crockpot. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the chicken breasts or thighs, ensuring the cutlets are well coated.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for about 6 to 7 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Once done, gently shred the chicken using two forks if desired, or serve whole. Spoon the sauce over the chicken for flavor. Garnish if desired.
- Once ready, serve by itself or over pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes.
Notes
Storage:
This apricot chicken recipe is great for meal prepping and keeping in the fridge in an airtight container for up to four days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop for a couple of minutes until warmed through.
You can also freeze any leftover chicken as well for up to two months. Thaw on the countertop or in the fridge overnight and then reheat as instructed above.
Expert Tips
- It's easy to thicken the sauce if it's too runny. Simply mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 teaspoon water and stir into the slow cooker. Allow it to cook for another 20 minutes on low and stir to combine.
- Don't cook the chicken before adding it to the crockpot. This is not necessary as this is a shredded chicken recipe. It will be cooked until perfectly moist and juicy on its own.
- Use a low-sugar apricot jam if desired. Use your favorite brand you find at the store.
- If you want to make your own onion soup mix, it's easy! Simply combine 2 ½ tablespoons dried minced onion, 4 cubes regular or reduced sodium beef bouillon, crumbled, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper.
- Make it faster. Need a last minute dinner with this recipe? Simply combine all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil then immediately lower the heat to simmer. Allow the mixture to simmer until the ingredients marry and it reaches your desired consistency. Lastly, fold in cooked leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken. You could also toss air fried chicken pieces in this sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1267mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
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