Coconut Chicken With Apricot Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400ã‹å¡f. line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl; set aside.
• 3 mix the coconut, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• 4 working with one chicken breast at a time, dip the chicken in the bowl with the beaten egg and then coat with the coconut mixture.
• 5 place on the baking sheet. once all chicken breasts are coated and on the baking sheet, evenly drizzle with the melted butter.
• 6 bake for 30 to 40 minutes, flipping once halfway.
• 7 to prepare the apricot sauce, mix the apricot preserves and the dijon mustard in a small bowl. chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.