DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Apricot chicken
A retro Australian chicken casserole with apricot nectar and French onion soup mix.
About Apricot chicken
Apricot chicken is a retro Australian family casserole. Australia's Best Recipes' selected classic uses chicken thigh fillets, plain flour, apricot nectar and French onion soup mix, keeping to the familiar Australian pantry version.
Apricot nectar gives the sauce its fruity sweetness and tang, while the soup mix brings a deeply savoury onion note. Chicken thighs stay rich and juicy beneath the sweet-savoury sauce.
The finished dish has tender pieces of chicken coated in a thick, glossy apricot-coloured sauce. The flour helps the sauce cling to the meat, giving the casserole a soft, saucy texture rather than a crisp finish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Apricot chicken
Australia's Best Recipes' classic apricot chicken.
- Chicken thigh filletsChicken base
- French onion soup mixSavoury onion seasoningIngredient page not linked
- Apricot nectarFruit sauce base
- Plain flourCoating and thickener
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken thigh fillets:
- French onion soup mix: . Exact supplier formula and allergen composition are unspecified; no broader seasoning identity is substituted.
- Apricot nectar:
- Plain flour:
Origins & food traditions
The publisher describes this as the Australian form that largely retained the original apricot-nectar and French-onion-soup combination, while noting later American variations. This profile names that Australian pantry-casserole style without claiming a single universal formula.
Countries
- Australia
- AustraliaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Australian
- Australian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.