Better late than never, right? I LOVE sharing recipes like this. Old school, family tradition, and oh-so delicious. I know there are a million recipes out there like this one, and it’s called all different things, but this is how my mom made it, and she called it Sticky Chicken, so Sticky Chicken it will forever be.
If you were worried about it being difficult, don’t be. It literally couldn’t be any easier if I tried. Get some chicken breasts, or thighs, or both and slather them in the sauce. Bake and eat. Yep, it’s THAT easy.
I like to use bone in chicken breasts, and I just remove the skin before baking. Cooking them on the bone creates the juiciest meat and makes it really hard to dry out. It’s easy to take it off the bone when you’re done so don’t worry about that either.
Make this recipe a staple in your family. It’s a crowd pleaser for sure and I hope you love it as much as I do!
Sticky Chicken
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
A simple and delicious chicken recipe thats great for the holidays or even an easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts on the bone (can also use thighs) (if breasts are large, buy 3 and cut them in half)
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle Russian Salad Dressing (can also use Catalina or Thousand Island)
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Remove the skin from the chicken. In a large bowl or baking dish mix together the dressing, jam, onion soup mix, garlic powder and pepper until well combined.
- Add the chicken and toss to coat. If you have time to marinate the chicken do it! Cover and marinate for up to 12 hours. If not, pour chicken and sauce into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 90 minutes. Every 30 minutes or so, brush the sauce over the chicken.
- If after 90 minutes you want the sauce a little “stickier” cook it for another 10-15 minutes. Otherwise serve immediately and enjoy! I love serving this over rice to help soak up all the sauce.
Comments
Shelley
I’ve been making this for 40+ years. Try it on oven roasted brisket wrapped in foil of course.
DELISH
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Thank you for the 5 star review!
Janice
If I make this recipe without the bone-in chicken breasts – just boneless, skinless – is the cooking time changed? Ninety minutes seems like a long time for chicken.
Thank you!!
Laney Schwartz
I’ve done it with boneless breasts and it works well!
Juliet S
So delish with the funniest combo of ingredients 😉
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Right? So simple but so delish!
So simple and delicious
I make this every month or so for when the guys come over to hang out with my hubby. Never any leftovers, simple and delicious.
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Love that so much!
Laura
I learned of this recipe when I purchased one of Laneys “stressed out to superstar “ guides (which I highly recommend!). This recipe is now a family staple. I have 4 grandchildren and my grandson is autistic and on a strict gluten free dairy free diet. While the only change I do is make my own Russian dressing and use a gluten free onion soup mix it is just so easy! Everyone loves it! My oldest granddaughter (9 years old) has requested this for our Xmas gathering this year so I now have my menu already together! All of Laneys recipes I have tried are big hits for our Sunday family dinners which I have pretty much every Sunday😀. This is a great easy dish!
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
Thank you so much for this review, Laura! I’m so happy your family loves my recipes and I love how your granddaughter requests it!!
jo
I love how easy this recipe is! The hardest part is remembering to put it in early enough that we aren’t eating dinner too late since it takes a bit longer to cook. Otherwise, it is so simple and so tasty. I like to do a mix of chicken breasts and thighs. Have you ever tried freezing this recipe?
★★★★★
Laney Schwartz
SO glad you liked it! I haven’t ever frozen it but I think it would work well!
Cindy
Does it have to be bone in chicken breasts? How do I adjust cook temp/time for without bones? Thank you!
Life is but a Dish
If you use boneless it just might dry out more and the sauce won’t thicken as much, but you can! I would bake for about 40-45 min
Liz
Hi, could you do this in the slow cooker?
Liz
And if so, what could you recommend? Thank you!
Caitlin
Soo good and simple! It is now on our weekly dinner rotation!
★★★★★
Joey
This is so yummy! I used creamy French dressing because that was the closest option at my store and it was delicious.
★★★★★
Lisa
Isn’t 90 minutes too long?..I would think it would be so dry
Heather Dula
Bake covered or uncovered?
Life is but a Dish
Uncovered!
Meggie
Can you use Thousand Island dressing or does Catalina taste better?
Life is but a Dish
You can use either!
Meggie
Is Russian dressing Catalina or Thousand Island? Thanks!
Cortnee
Trying this tonight! All I could find at the store was Catalina dressing so I’m hoping it turns out!
Life is but a Dish
That works great!
monica mericle
I’ve been making this for 30 years. Its called Russian chicken
Life is but a Dish
Yep, it’s great recipe! And we all call it different things. Sticky Chicken is what we called it in mu family 🙂
Jennifer
Will this turn out nice and sticky in a crock pot too? Sounds delish!
Life is but a Dish
I haven’t tried it but I get it would!
Nancy
Trader Joe’s linked your Instagram from their stories. I followed you and that same day you talked about the sticky-chicken recipe. I just made it tonight and holy flip-walls, it’s freaking AMAZING. Definitely keeping these supplies (lol ingredients) on hand for the next time….maybe even next weekend. I wonder if it could be created in a slow-cooker too? Cause I definitely had a late supper tonight since I forgot how long it took to cook. Oopsie.
★★★★★
Life is but a Dish
So glad you enjoyed it!!
The Novice
Sticky chicken is one of my favourite dinners to cook, but I’ve never tried making it with jam before. I usually use honey in mine, but I’ll definitely be trying this recipe out 🙂
Life is but a Dish
I hope you love it!