French Onion Chicken with apricots

Thus recipe came from an Australian monthly cooking magazine called "Super Food Ideas" It is by far the best cooking magazine I have ever seen.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  kg skinless chicken piece, trimmed of fat
• 1  onion, sliced
• 1 (45 g) packet  French onion soup mix or 1 (45 g) packet  chicken noodle soup mix
• 1 (840 g) can  apricot halves in juice (we used pear juice)
• 125  g green beans, trimmed (we used frozen)

Directions

1. Place chicken pieces into a large casserole dish.
2. (See variation) Sprinkle evenly with onion rings and soup powder.
3. Stir apricots and juice into dish.
4. Bake, covered, in a moderate oven (350F) (180C) for 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
5. Stir beans through casserole.
6. Serve immediately with noodles or potatoes.
7. Variation: If preferred, dust chicken pieces in flour and brown in a frying pan sprayed with cooking oil before arranging in the casserole dish.
8. Note: If you really want to keep calories down, use chicken breasts, as these have less fat than other chicken pieces.