Apricot Chicken

Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready In: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Yields: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (1 3/8 ounce) packages dry onion soup mix
1 (8 fluid ounce) bottle Russian-style salad dressing
2 cups apricot preserves
2 teaspoons Madras or Mild Curry powder

Oven DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place the chicken pieces in a 4 quart casserole dish. Mix the soup mix, dressing, curry powder and jam together, and pour over the chicken.
3. Cover dish and bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.

This can be done on the stove. Just brown the chicken and then add the sauce mixture, cooking on a medium low heat until done.

I've also let it cook all day in the crock pot, and the chicken is so tender and perfect! Crowds LOVE it for a big pot-luck! Definitely adding it to my arsenal. Thanks Amy!

Apple Crumb Pie

This delicious apple pie has a soft and sweet crumb topping.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 8 tart apples, cored, peeled, and thinly sliced (6 cups/2lbs)
• 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust (can use a frozen pie crust)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine

Preparation:

Put sliced apples into a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix first four ingredients. Stir this mixture into the apple slices. Put this apple mixture into the pie shell.

Combine the remaining flour and sugar in a small bowl. Using a fork or pastry cutter, add the butter or margarine until the mixture is very crumbly. Sprinkle this over the apples.

Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes. If the pie crust is browning too quickly, cover the edge with foil. Let cool, or this pie can be served warm, if desired.