Spicy Almond Chicken

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Chicken baked with a sauce of red currant jelly, mustard, almonds and other intriguing flavors.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
1 (14 ounce) jar red currant jelly
1/2 cup yellow mustard
1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
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).