Chicken With Apricot Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 2/3 cup dried apricot, diced
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 6 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon cilantro leaf, dried
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 5 cups cooked brown rice, hot

Recipe

• 1 in hot oil, over medium heat, saute onion 3 minutes.
• 2 add tomatoes, apricots, apricot preserves, cinnamon, cilantro, ginger, salt & pepper.
• 3 bring to boil, then reduce heat & simmer 20-30 minutes until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.
• 4 keep salsa warm, & when ready to serve, discard cinnamon stick.
• 5 meantime, broil chicken 4"-6" from heat for 18-23 minutes, or until meat is fork tender & juices run clear, turning once, halfway through broiling.
• 6 meantime, also prepare rice.
• 7 to serve, top rice with chicken breasts, then spoon salsa over chicken.