Easy Gourmet Chicken Bake

[Sayj]

Spread chicken pieces on baking pan. In a bowl, stir a package of dry onion soup mix with 1 jar/bottle of Russian Dressing and 1 cup of Apricot jam. Pour the mixture over the chicken and bake untill done (about 45 minutes to an hour). Serve over or beside cooked rice.

[Sayj]

I usually bake chicken at about 375 or 400 degrees. Everyone seems to have their own preference.

[Allison]

That sounds like something I would never try, but after a little thought, it sounds really yummy!

Do you use chicken with the bone in or out, with or without skin?

[Sayj]

I don't buy chicken with bones anymore... unless someone really wants legs or something. LOL! I stick with boneless breasts, but go with what you like. It will work.

Everyone who I make this for just loves it.

You could bake it at 350 if you leave it in a little longer.... closer to the full hour.

[Sayj]

I also might mention I use a larger pan (13 x 9 baking dish) to cook this in because I pour the whole bowl of mixture over the chicken. Don't think you'd want to do that on a cookie sheet or shallow baking pan.

[Sayj]

If you haven't got a favorite russian dressing brand (and I didn't ever like russian dressing on anything), then just know that the brand I use for this is Wishbone. So if you can find Wishbone salad dressing someplace, look there for it.

[Inez]

MMmmmm gonna have to try this! Sounds yummers!

[Sayj]

and since I mentioned name brands for salad dressing, I guess I can mention I use an envelope of the Liptons Dry Onion Soup mix.

IT IS YUMMERS!

[Sayj]

Anyone try this yet?

[Sparky]

Forgive my food ignorance, what is russian dressing? (flavor, contents, etc.)

[Ivyrielle]

Russian dressing is a salad dressing (http://www.answers.com/topic/salad) composed of a base of mayonnaise (http://www.answers.com/topic/mayonnaise) or yogurt (http://www.answers.com/topic/yoghurt) with ketchup (http://www.answers.com/topic/ketchup), pimentos (http://www.answers.com/topic/pimento), and chives (http://www.answers.com/topic/chives) and/or other spices (http://www.answers.com/topic/spice) added. The condiment (http://www.answers.com/topic/condiment) was named when the ingredients typically included caviar (http://www.answers.com/topic/caviar), a food (http://www.answers.com/topic/food) often thought of as Russian (http://www.answers.com/topic/russia). It is the principal condiment in a Reuben sandwich (http://www.answers.com/topic/reuben-sandwich), although Thousand Island dressing (http://www.answers.com/topic/thousand-island-dressing) is sometimes used as a substitute.

[Sparky]

Thanks :)