Sweet and Sour Chicken Using Italian Dressing and Apricot Jam

Ingredients

• 1 cup apricot preserves 
• 0.5 cup onion dried minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 15 ounce pineapple diced drained canned
• 1  bell pepper red chopped
• 1 cup salad dressing italian-style wishbone® (such as )
• 6  chicken breast halves boneless skinless
• 2 cups water 
• 1 cup rice white
• 1  onion yellow chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken breasts on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
4. Combine apricot jam, Italian-style salad dressing, and dried onions together in a bowl.
5. Place browned chicken in a baking dish and pour jam mixture over the chicken; bake for 15 minutes.
6. Add the pineapple, chopped onion and chopped red bell pepper; continue baking until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside, another 15 minutes.
7. Serve over cooked rice.