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If you are looking for a great new dinner idea, this Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken is the recipe for you. Not only does it taste delicious, but it’s fairly easy to make as well (thanks to our wonderful slow cooker!)
Love chicken recipes? Be sure to try our Crockpot Chicken – Honey Garlic and our Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken too!
How to Make Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
This recipe is best made with chicken thighs that still have the bone in and the skin on. You’ll also need French dressing, dry onion soup and apricot jam. That’s all there is to this recipe. Simple isn’t it?
Place the chicken thighs in the bottom of the slow cooker and mix together the other ingredients to form a sauce. Once ready, pour the sauce over the chicken thighs, ensuring you cover them completely.
Now depending on how quickly you want this to be ready, you can either cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
When ready, your chicken should be well cooked and fall off the bone tender. Serve over a bed of rice with a bit of sauce over the rice as well for extra flavor, if desired.
Happy Cooking!
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Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 4 hours
- Course
- Main Course
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 6 thighs
- Calories
- 533
- Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- Author
- Fast & Slow Cooking
Ingredients
- 6-8 chicken thighs bone in and skin on
Apricot Sauce
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- 1 cup French dressing or Russian Dressing
- one 1 ounce package dry onion soup mix
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken thighs, covering completely
- Cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on LOW for 7-8.
- Remove and serve with some sauce drizzled over top of the chicken.
Recipe Notes
- Calories include ALL of the sauce, so are inaccurate
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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Please rate this recipe in the comments below to help out your fellow cooks!
Bennett Denise says
I know this might sound sill question but Is apricot preserve the same as apricot jam?
Fast & Slow Cooking says
Good question. Yes it is. Thanks for asking!
Jacqueline Fedie says
Although your recipe reads correctly, you may want to change your introductory comments for the slow cooker version, where it reads: “you can either cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 7-8”. Low and high are mixed up!
Fast & Slow Cooking says
ah shoot. Fixed. Thanks!
Jacqueline Fedie says
By the way, it is in my slow cooker now. Smells and looks really good!
Fast & Slow Cooking says
Good to hear! How was it?
Patricia Poe says
Delicious—thanks for sharing this recipe!
Fast & Slow Cooking says
You are welcome!