Baked Chicken with Apricot Sauce
with sauteed brussels sprouts

Name: Baked Chicken with Apricot Sauce
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Jam, apricot (sub other type of fruit like peach); 1/2 cup Stock, chicken; 2 tsp Mustard, dijon; 2 tsp Soy sauce, low-sodium; 1 tsp Vinegar, balsamic; 2 Chicken breasts, boneless & skinless; 2 Tbsp Butter; 4 Tbsp Apricot sauce, homemade; 1 oz Almonds, sliced or slivered; 1 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved; 2 tsp Oil, cooking; 6 Tbsp Apricot sauce, homemade; 3 Tbsp Parsley, fresh, chopped; 1 cup Stock, chicken; 2 tsp Butter; 1/2 tsp Salt; 2/3 cup Couscous; 1 oz Almonds, sliced or slivered

Active: 35 min Total: 35 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

A few additional ingredients transforms apricot jam into a sweet and tart sauce that goes perfect with baked chicken and sauteed brussels sprouts. Don't stop there though - you can spoon this sauce onto anything, including your morning pancakes!

Ingredients

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Servings:

Apricot Sauce:

Jam, apricot (sub other type of fruit like peach) - 1/2 cup
Stock, chicken - 1/2 cup
Mustard, dijon - 2 tsp
Soy sauce, low-sodium - 2 tsp
Vinegar, balsamic - 1 tsp

Baked Chicken with Apricot Sauce:

Chicken breasts, boneless & skinless - 2
Butter - 2 Tbsp
Apricot sauce, homemade - 4 Tbsp
Almonds, sliced or slivered - 1 oz

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Apricot Sauce:

Brussels sprouts - 1 lb , trimmed and halved
Oil, cooking - 2 tsp
Apricot sauce, homemade - 6 Tbsp

Couscous with Almonds:

Parsley, fresh - 3 Tbsp , chopped
Stock, chicken - 1 cup
Butter - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Couscous - 2/3 cup
Almonds, sliced or slivered - 1 oz

Prep

Chicken breasts - Divide each chicken breast in half. Season with some salt and pepper and tenderize with a fork. Arrange in a baking dish. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
Parsley / Brussels sprouts - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
Make apricot sauce - Heat jam, stock, mustard, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until ingredients are mixed and smooth. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

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Make

Heat oven to 375F / 191C. Slice butter into small pieces and distribute over chicken. Bake chicken for 5 minutes. Spoon 1 Tbsp / 15mL of apricot sauce onto chicken breasts and bake for another 8 to 15 minutes, until chicken reaches 165F / 74C.
While chicken bakes, cook couscous in a small saucepan by combining chicken stock, butter, and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
Cook brussels sprouts by heating a skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then brussels sprouts to heated oil. Saute for ~2 minutes. Now add 1/2 cup / 118mL of water at a time, allowing brussels sprouts to absorb water before adding more water. Continue this until the brussels sprouts reach desired tenderness. We like them when they can be pierced with a knife. Toss with apricot sauce and season to taste with salt.
Fold almonds and parsley into couscous. Enjoy chicken with almonds sprinkled on top and remainder of the apricot sauce, plus brussels sprouts and couscous on the side.

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