Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken (+Video)
This Fake Out Sweet and Sour Chicken (a.k.a. Apricot Chicken) is a super easy, no breading, baked chicken in a super flavorful sweet and sour sauce.
A CHEATER VERSION OF SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN
This recipe for Fake Out Sweet and Sour Chicken actually came to me from a co-worker many, many years ago. We had it at a work potluck and she shared her recipe for all of us. It is also sometimes called ‘Apricot Chicken’; although, I don’t really taste the apricot as a separate flavor. There is no breading on this like traditional sweet and sour chicken. The chicken comes out so tender and is really infused with the flavor of the sauce.
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS MEAL:
- This recipe has a lot of sauce so definitely serve it with rice to take advantage of all that yummy sweet and sour sauce.
- Don’t like onions? Just leave out the onion soup mix.
- Or, maybe try making a Homemade Onion Soup Mix.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- French or Catalina salad dressing
- apricot preserves
- onion soup mix
- pineapple chunks
- green peppers
- cooked rice, for serving
HOW TO MAKE FAKE OUT SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch chunks. In a mixing bowl, combine salad dressing, apricot preserves and dry soup mix. Add in chicken breasts and stir well.
Then pour mixture into baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Take out and stir in drained pineapple and chopped green peppers. Stir and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and serve over cooked rice.
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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken (+Video)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 16 ounce bottle French or Catalina salad dressing
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 15.75 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
- 2 green peppers, chopped
- cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch chunks.
- In a mixing bowl, combine salad dressing, apricot preserves and dry soup mix.
- Add in chicken breasts and stir well.
- Then pour mixture into baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
- Take out and stir in drained pineapple and chopped green peppers. Stir and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve over cooked rice.
Video
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: December 2012
Updated & republished: May 2020
This dish has become a Favourite in my house!
Yay! I love hearing that Sue! Thanks so very much!
So good! And so easy. I love this.
Hi This looks so good!! I wondered if you can use Peach preserves
instead of apricot & would it really change flavor very much?
Thanks
I questioned how good this would be and I was blown away! So easy and sooo yummy!
I made this Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and it is amazing.
Thanks so much Linnie!!
If you don’t have French or Catalina dressing, what can you substitute ?
What can I subitute any kind of preserves for the apricot flavor
I am definitely making this for dinner soon! Looks so good!
Perfectly delicious!!
Just finished making this for dinner tonight. Delicious!! Made it exactly except chopped one onion and added at the same time as the peppers & pineapple, more crunch!! Have made quite a few of your recipes
Brandie and you don’t disappoint. On to the next recipe!!
Looks yummy! Can this be made in a crock pot?
Jessica, I don’t see why not!
Just made this tonight for dinner. What a big hit!! Yummmmie!! Definitely a recipe to keep handy! Been a long time fan of you and your recipes, made a bunch, just never commented until now. By the way, this served 5 grown adults and 2 had a small second helpings! Keep the great recipes!!
It makes my day to hear you say that Sue!! Thank you SO much for taking the time to leave me a comment this time around. Hope I can continue to bring you lots more great recipes!
Yay!! So glad this is back. I looked it up last week and was so bummed out it was gone. My kids love this!
It took me a few weeks but I finally got it back up! Yay! Ha! So glad you love it!!
How could I turn this into Sweet “N” Sour chicken???
Hi Bill! Do you mean like with a breaded coating?
I have got to try this! It absolutely looks Amazing!
This sounds amazing! =)
Thanks so much Melissa!