Cumin-Spiced Chicken with Apricots

This fragrant dish will fill your kitchen with enticing aromas, thanks to its luscious orange-scented pan sauce.

Recipe «Cumin-Spiced Chicken with Apricots» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author WomanWorld would need: 1 tsp. ground cumin, 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste, 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 3/4"x3/4" pieces , 1 large orange, 1/3 c. low-sodium chicken broth, 1 tsp. cornstarch , 3 tsp. olive oil, 1/2 c. dried apricots, halved crosswise, 1 clove garlic, minced, 3 scallions, sliced, 2 c. cooked rice.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp. ground cumin 
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 tsp. salt 
• 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste 
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 3/4"x3/4" pieces 
• 1 large orange 
• 1/3 c. low-sodium chicken broth 
• 1 tsp. cornstarch 
• 3 tsp. olive oil 
• 1/2 c. dried apricots, halved crosswise 
• 1 clove garlic, minced 
• 3 scallions, sliced 
• 2 c. cooked rice 

Instructions

1. Combine cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper flakes; sprinkle over chicken. Grate 1/2 tsp. zest and squeeze 1/3 cup juice from orange into bowl; whisk in broth and cornstarch.
2. In 12" nonstick skillet, heat 1 tsp. oil over medium-high heat; add apricots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned in spots, 2–3 min.; transfer to plate. In same skillet, heat remaining 2 tsp. oil over high heat; add chicken. Cook, stirring, until browned and no longer pink, 5–6 min. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 30 sec. Add apricots and orange juice mixture; cook, stirring, until thickened slightly, 1–2 min. Stir in scallions. Serve with rice.
3. This recipe originally appeared in our print magazine.