Apricot Chicken
January 8, 2017
: 2 adults + 1 baby (plus a left overs)
: 5 min
: 30 min
: 35 min
: Easy
3 Ingredient Apricot Chicken recipe for the whole family. Super healthy and easy to make with little ingredients. The sweetness of the apricots combined with juicy chicken thighs make a delicious and nutritious dinner. Chicken thighs are the most tender part of the chicken and has the most amount of iron in it. Great for BLWers!
Ingredients
- 600grams chicken thighs (approx 6 chicken thighs)
- 1x can of apricot halves in juice (approx 411grams) OR if apricots are in season opt for 8 soft over-ripe fresh apricots
- 1x large brown or red onion
Directions
- Step 1 Prep: Finely chop up 1 large onion, separately cut up all the chicken thigh into 5-7cm slices (for 6-9month old babies) OR small cubes of chicken (for older bubs 9m+).
- Step 2 Cook: Pour some olive oil into a fry pan (make sure the fry pan has a lid for later), once hot place onions in until soft, once then place all chicken in until cooked, then add the canned apricots (with juice) or fresh apricots into the pan and combine. Place the lid on the pan and leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Step 3 Now remove lid and use the back of a fork or spoon to squash all the apricots, place lid back on again and leave to simmer for 15 to 30 minutes so the chicken soaks all the juices up making the chicken soft and tender. The juice will start to thicken up a little to become a lovely casserole dish.
- Step 4 Ready to serve to the family and your baby led weaner. What to serve it with? serve this dish with sushi rice (its nice and sticky so you can create rice balls, for your baby led weaner can pick it up!) or/and steamed vegetables (broccoli is our favourite!)
- Step 5 For 6-8 month olds: serve a couple of pieces of chicken (approx 7cm long so baby can pick it up) and a sushi rice ball with some apricot sauce mixed in or on top and 1 stem of broccoli. For 8 month old+ offer small pieces of chicken cut up so bub can practice their pincer grip, alongside sushi rice balls with some apricot sauce mixed in or on top and a couple of stems of broccoli. This recipe is also freezer friendly for up to 3 months.
The whole family gobbled this up incl my 8mo and my fussy 2.5 yo. I wonder about the sugar content though with using the can of apricots? Or what is your take on this? Thank you for these fab simple recipes!
Great to hear! A bit of natural apricot juice is fine and it’s spread out over the whole meal. Straight up juice in a cup as a “beverage” is not recommended for babies under 12 months, preferred beverage is water served with a meal from 6 months old+. Juice in recipes is ok as it’s disproportioned across many people and it adds more flavour. Xx ? Rach
Can I use chicken breast instead of the chicken thighs?
Sure can x