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Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

by Sarah Olson on April 18, 2016 | Updated April 23, 2022 25 Comments

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Apricot chicken has only a few ingredients and is sweet and tangy, great over rice for an easy peasy meal.

7 chicken thighs in apricot sauce in slow cooker

Hi all! It’s Monday, another week of meals to plan again. I realized I haven’t posted a super simple slow cooker meal in a while. This is a dump and go recipe, with no chopping involved as well. I saw this recipe on Pinterest a few weeks a go.

onion soup mix, french onion dressing and apricot preserves in slow cooker

There are many variations of this recipe. Some of the recipes I found use Russian dressing or Italian dressing, and some use apricot-pineapple or peach preserves (wouldn’t be apricot chicken I suppose if you used the peach preserves). It really depends on what your store carries. I had planned to use Russian dressing and Fred Meyer had none, so the Catalina dressing was my plan b. The dressing, preserves and the onion soup mix are a magical mixture. The sauce to me tasted slightly Asian, especially paired with the rice.

Apricot chicken with sauce in slow cooker with mixed vegetables on side.

The sauce turns out this vibrant gold color. Since I used chicken thighs I de-greased the sauce before I served it. I do this by taking a paper towel and laying it flat over the sauce, and after a few seconds most of the grease from the dish ends up on the paper towel. So easy.

close up of chicken thighs in deep orange colored apricot sauce in slow cooker.

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7 chicken thighs in apricot sauce.

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

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Only 4 ingredients to this sweet and tangy apricot chicken.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 548kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker – 4 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. bone skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 1 cup Catalina salad dressing
  • 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix
  • 1/8 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 pinches red pepper flakes optional
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Instructions:

  • Place the chicken in to the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the apricot preserves, Catalina dressing, onion soup mix, pepper and pepper flakes. Stir the sauce ingredients together over the chicken.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
  • I like to de-grease the sauce before serving. I do this by taking a paper towel and laying it flat over the sauce. I pull up the paper towel after a few seconds and all the grease sticks to the paper towel. Easy peasy.
  • Serve with rice.
  • Enjoy!
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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional Values are approximate, please use your own calculation if you require a special diet. Values are for 1/5 of the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 548kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 301mg | Sodium: 1357mg | Potassium: 818mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2.6mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    1. Natalie Odom says

      December 21, 2021 at 4:23 pm

      5 stars
      So pleased! Talk about easy! As a working Mom, I am so thankful for easy ingredients, delicious eats and easy prep!!

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