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Apricot-Sesame Glazed Chicken

Updated Aug 17, 2010
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Add something tasty to your family’s Asian night! Serve grilled chicken spooned with apricot preserves – a dish that’s ready in an hour!

Apricot-Sesame Glazed Chicken

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
  • 3/4 cup apricot preserves
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, mix mustard and soy sauce. Brush 3 tablespoons of mixture over chicken. Stir 6 tablespoons of the apricot preserves and the sesame seed into remaining mustard mixture; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking. For two-burner gas grill, heat one burner to medium; place chicken on unheated side. For one-burner gas grill, place chicken on grill over low heat. For charcoal grill, move medium coals to edge of firebox; place chicken on grill rack over drip pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover grill; cook 15 minutes. Turn chicken. Cover grill; cook 20 to 30 minutes longer, turning occasionally, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (165°F).
  • Step 
    4
    Brush chicken with reserved apricot mixture. Cook, turning and brushing frequently, 3 to 5 minutes, just until browned. Remove chicken from grill; spoon remaining 6 tablespoons apricot preserves over chicken.

Nutrition

710 Calories
32g Total Fat
62g Protein
44g Total Carbohydrate
30g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
710
Calories from Fat
290
Total Fat
32g
49%
Saturated Fat
9g
43%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
195mg
65%
Sodium
1150mg
48%
Potassium
600mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate
44g
15%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
30g
Protein
62g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 8 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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