Apricot/lemon Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup apricot preserves (or peach)
• 1/4 cup bottled lemon juice
• 3 teaspoons shoyu soy sauce
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cups plain breadcrumbs or 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted (not margarine)
• 2 -3 lemons, for squeezing

Recipe

• 1 combine preserves, lemon juice, soy sauce, and zest in a bowl.
• 2 dip chicken pieces in mixture. the large chunks won't stick. reserve the left-overs for a baste.
• 3 coat the dipped chicken pieces with bread crumbs, patting to adhere crumbs to chicken.
• 4 place chicken in greased 13x9 pan. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 5 drizzle with melted butter.
• 6 bake for 35 mins., then remove from oven and pour the reserved apricot mixture over the chicken.
• 7 bake until done, perhaps 30-mins. depending on the thickness of the chicken.
• 8 remove from oven and squeeze one whole lemon (or to taste) over the chicken.
• 9 serve with lemon edges, steamed rice and green salad.