Chicken With Apricots

Deceptively easy - great for a weeknight meal. All you need to add is a green vegetable or salad. BH&G Magazine, June 2008 edition.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups  dried orzo pasta (8 oz.)
•  low sodium chicken broth
• 15  ounces  can unpeeled  apricot halves in light syrup
• 4  boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons curry powder
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
•  crushed red pepper flakes
• 6  green onions

Directions

1. Cook orzo according to package; drain. (Instead of using water use chicken broth)
2. Drain apricot halves, reserving 1/2 cup syrup.
3. Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon curry powder.
4. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat with crushed red pepper flakes
5. Add chicken; cook for 8 minutes or until no longer pink (170 degrees F), turning once.
6. Add apricots the last 2 minutes.
7. Transfer to plates.
8. Cut green tops of 2 onions into diagonal slices; set aside; chop remaining onions.
9. Add chopped onion and remaining curry powder to skillet; cook 1 minute.
10. Stir in reserved syrup and orzo.
11. Add to plates.
12. Sprinkle onion tops.