Apricot Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup apricot nectar
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 skinless chicken thighs (2 lb)
• 12 dried apricot halves

Recipe

• 1 combine all but chicken and dried apricots.
• 2 mix well, set aside.
• 3 trim excess fat from chicken.
• 4 rinse chicken with cold water, pat dry.
• 5 place chicken in a 12 x 8 x 2" baking dish.
• 6 pour reserved apricot nectar mixture over chicken.
• 7 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 8 uncover, and place aproicot halves in apricot nectar mixture.
• 9 continue baking, uncovered, 15 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• 10 remove chicken to a warmed serving platter, discarding apricot nectar mixture.
• 11 garnish each thigh with 2 apricot halves.
• 12 serve immediately.