Chicken Surprise

This recipe comes from a community cookbook from Lanark County that my friend Sandra gave me....This dish was submitted by Mrs. Chris Drew...and boy is it good...Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  boneless skinless chicken breasts (large)
• 125  ml  Italian salad dressing
• 125  ml  peach jam or 125  ml  apricot jam or 125  ml marmalade
• 1⁄4 cup  dry onion soup mix
• 1  cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sherry wine (optional) or 1 1⁄2 tablespoons white wine (optional)

Directions

1. Marinate chicken overnight in salad dressing. (do not discard dressing).
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Lay marinated chicken in baking dish and pour dressing over top.
4. Smear chicken with jam and sprinkle the mushrooms and onion soup mix over the chicken.
5. Season with pepper and drizzle sherry overtop of everything.
6. Cook in a 350 degree oven covered for 55 minutes, then remove cover and cook for 20 minutes longer.