Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken (4 ingredients)

I wasn’t too sure about this recipe when I first came across it in my grandma’s recipe box. It was four simple ingredients scribbled on an envelope (I mean, is that even a real recipe?). This blog is based on a project (or goal, really) to cook my way through my Grandma Doris’s recipe box. So I cooked it up, and I liked it! I hope you do too!

Secret sauce

For the sauce, combine these three ingredients in any order: 8 oz. 1,000 Island dressing, 8 oz. apricot jam, 1 envelope onion soup mix. Pour over chicken, and wham! Dinner is done.

The original recipe calls for 1 cut up whole chicken. For simplicity, I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts. You can use whatever cuts of chicken suit your fancy, and adjust cooking times accordingly. Chicken is done at 165-degrees for dark meat, 160-degrees for white.

Tips and Pairing Suggestions

• Chicken: Use any cut of chicken you prefer, with or without skin (cut up whole chicken, boneless breast meat, etc.)
• To serve: Place cooked meat on top of rice or noddles. Add steamed or sauteed veggies on the side. Instant rice with a side of frozen or canned vegetables make this a super convenient meal that can be kept on hand for busy nights. It’s a great alternative to takeout or drive-thru.

Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken (4 ingredients)

Recipe by Cooking With DorisCourse: MainCuisine: AsianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour 

A simple sauce makes for a convenient weeknight meal.

Ingredients

• 1 cut up whole chicken, bone-in, skin on (or 4 boneless, skinless breasts)

• 1 (8 oz.) jar 1,000 Island dressing

• 1 (8 oz.) jar apricot jam

• 1 envelope Lipton onion soup

Directions

• Place chicken in a lightly greased baking dish (13×9)
• Mix remaining ingredients, pour over chicken
• Bake uncovered at 350-degrees until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165-degrees for dark meat, or 160-degrees for white. (About 60 minutes for a whole cut up chicken or 30-40 minutes for breast).