Festival Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 1 (12 ounce) jar apricot preserves


• 1 (8 ounce) bottle russian-style salad dressing


• 1 packet dry onion soup mix


• 2 (4 pound) whole chickens, each cut into 8 pieces

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins


Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins



• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).


• in a medium bowl combine the preserves, salad dressing and soup mix; stir together until well mixed and set aside. place chicken pieces skin side down in two lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dishes.


• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 1/2 hour.


• brush the skin side of the chicken pieces with the glaze mixture (you will use about 1/2 of the mixture) and return to oven; reduce temperature to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c) and bake for another 1/2 hour. brush with remaining glaze mixture just before serving.