Apricot Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken breast fillets
• 6 slices rindless bacon
• 2 large brown onions
• dried apricot (torn in half vertically)
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup apricot nectar (one small tin)
• chinese five spice powder
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 dice chicken into small cubes or strips which ever you prefer. salt and pepper chicken and lightly coat in plain flour.
• 2 place chicken in a hot pan with olive oil and brown in batches removing from pan to pat excess oil off with absorbent paper.
• 3 slice bacon rashers into strips and place in pan with roughly diced onions and cook untill onions are almost tender.
• 4 add browned chicken pieces back to the pan and toss amongst the bacon and onion.
• 5 add 1 cup of chicken liquid stock to 1/2 cups of apricot nectar. (add liquid as desired in this ratio to obtain desired thickness of casserole)let simmer for 3-5 mins and thicken with cornflour if desired.
• 6 serve over rice or beside side dish of stir fried vegetables.