By Amber MacDonald
Apricot & Hot Honey Chicken
7 steps
Prep:15minCook:45min
A flavorful chicken dish with a sweet and spicy apricot and hot honey glaze. Perfectly baked with onion, dried apricots, and green beans, served with rice.
Updated at: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:51:07 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
66
Moderate
Glycemic Load
61
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories552 kcal (28%)
Total Fat7.4 g (11%)
Carbs91.7 g (35%)
Sugars23.6 g (26%)
Protein28.9 g (58%)
Sodium659.7 mg (33%)
Fiber3.9 g (14%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
27gFrench onion soup mix
270 mLapricot nectar
canned
1 ⅓ Tbshot honey
4skinless chicken thigh fillets
0.67red onion
cut into wedges
⅓ cupdried apricots
3.33 mLextra virgin olive oil cooking spray
133ggreen beans
trimmed
1 ⅓ Tbspistachio kernels
roughly chopped
0.25 bunchcontinental parsley
leaves picked
300gwhite long-grain rice
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
Step 2
Empty soup mix sachet into a bowl. Slowly add nectar, stirring until combined. Stir in hot honey and 1/4 cup water.
Step 3
Arrange chicken in a 23x30cm (3cm-deep) baking tray. Pour over the apricot mixture.
Step 4
Arrange onion and apricots around chicken. Spray with oil and season with freshly ground black pepper.
Step 5
Bake for 40 minutes, basting with sauce mixture halfway through cooking.
Step 6
Add beans to the tray and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and beans are bright green and tender.
Step 7
Sprinkle with pistachios and parsley. Serve with rice.
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