This recipe could hardly be simpler to prepare. The chicken gets a wonderful tangy taste, and no one will know you used convenient ingredients like a bottle of salad dressing and onion soup mix...unless you tell them. &mdash;Marilyn Dick, Centralia, Missouri

No-Fuss Chicken

(16 ounces) Russian or Catalina salad dressing

apricot preserves

onion soup mix

chicken breast

rice

Since you have to use 2 pans to cook these, I divide them according to size.  Boneless chicken breasts overcook very quickly, so I set the timer to take the pan of smaller ones out first.

Also since you use 2 pans, I divide the sauce ingredients, and use different jams in each for a little change up, especially since I freeze most of them for single meals for the next month.  Since it is Thanksgiving this month, I'm going to try one pan with whole berry cranberry sauce in place of the jam.

Can you freeze the sauce, maybe put it on wings, thighs, ribs, chops?

I used Catalina dressing as I did not have Russian.  It was delicious.  No need to change anything (except I had to reduce the recipe down for 4 instead of 16). Thanks for sharing this one!

WOW, this is SERIOUSLY delicious flavor and GOOD eating in a NO MUSS NO FUSS recipe.  The sauce is the star - especially on the rice (I used brown rice).  Boneless, skinless breasts dress it up for company, but would be good with bone in and skin on also I bet.

This chicken was "D"lish!  I loved it and even my picky 2 year old ate a few bites, which is a major feat.  I served it with white rice (w/chick bouillon and butter) and onion red potatoes.  Great dinner!  Very easy and perfect for "stay-at-home moms" who have the hardest job of all!

Similar to others, I have been making this for years.  My mother-in-law shared the recipe with me.  I use bone in theighs with the skin, and cook for almost an hour.  I only use one envelope of Lipton onion soup mix and a cup of apricot preserves along with the 16 oz bottle of Russian dressing.  But then about 20 minutes before it’s done, I add a drained can of pineapple chunks and about 15 marichino cherries over the top of the chicken.  It’s great served with a chicken flavor rice such as Uncle Bens or Rice a Roni.

Very tasty and quick meal. Easy to throw together after work.

I do this with half the dressing, and a can of whole berry cranberry sauce...great for fall!!  And really SO easy!

The title says it - this recipe is easy and very good! Cut it in half for a busy weeknight dinner at home and it's great! As a potluck dish, it's a nice change from the tomato & pasta combos most people bring.

Excellent recipe. Great taste a d so easy. Have made this for years

My mother-in-law shared a similar recipe with me almost 30 years ago with whole cranberry sauce in place of the apricot which is also good. Folks I’ve made this for are shocked at the simplicity of the recipe and the 3 ingredients in the sauce.

This is amazing! Been making it for years and just came across recipe here! Everyone thinks it sounds crazy when I tell um the ingredients but don’t knock it til you try it!

no-fuss chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Servings: 16

Author : Taste of Home

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