Spicy Almond Chicken
Description
Chicken baked with a sauce of red currant jelly, mustard, almonds and other intriguing flavors.
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons butter
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1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
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1 (14 ounce) jar red currant jelly
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1/2 cup yellow mustard
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1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on all sides. Remove chicken from skillet and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.
2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3
To skillet add jelly, mustard, almonds, sugar, juice and cinnamon. Stir together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until jelly dissolves. Pour mixture over chicken.
4
Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside).