Ingredients:
1 kg skinless chicken pieces, trimmed of fat
1 onions, sliced
1 (45 g) packets French onion soup mix or 1 (45 g) packets chicken noodle soup mix
1 (840 g) cans apricot halves in juice ( we used pear juice)
125 g green beans, trimmed ( we used frozen)
Directions:
Place chicken pieces into a large casserole dish.
(See variation) Sprinkle evenly with onion rings and soup powder.
Stir apricots and juice into dish.
Bake, covered, in a moderate oven (350F) (180C) for 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
Stir beans through casserole.
Serve immediately with noodles or potatoes.
Variation: If preferred, dust chicken pieces in flour and brown in a frying pan sprayed with cooking oil before arranging in the casserole dish.
Note: If you really want to keep calories down, use chicken breasts, as these have less fat than other chicken pieces.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 5 min.
Time total: 65 min.