Apricot Chicken

Submitted by LIV2COOK

"Great dish for company. Sweet, Nutty and savory. Used it at many parties and is always a hit."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1 -2 egg
• 1 cup cracker meal
• 1⁄2 cup of chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• apricot sauce

• 1 (12 ounce) jar apricot preserves
• 1 teaspoon lime juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Put chicken breasts between saran wrap and pound till flat with mallet.
3. Dredge chicken in flour then dip in egg.
4. Mix cracker meal and pecans together.
5. Coat chicken breasts with cracker and pecan mixture. Heat olive oil in pan. Brown chicken breasts till golden.
6. Remove from heat and blot any excess oil.
7. Meanwhile prepare apricot sauce.
8. Heat apricot preserves in sauce pan with 1 teaspoons of lime juice. Consistency should be of a slightly thick sauce.
9. Pour sauce over chicken in a baking pan. Bake approximately 20-30 minutes till chicken is cooked. Serve with rice or egg noodles.