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Apricot chicken is a great healthy dinner recipe. This is a baked apricot chicken and a sheet pan dinner. It’s incredibly easy, healthy, and it is a zero point Weight Watchers Freestyle recipe!

For those of you who like to meal prep, this apricot chicken sheet pan dinner is an excellent option. It’s so simple to throw everything together and have it bake on one pan. Less clean up for you, more time spent doing the things you love!

Pin image of the finished apricot chicken.

This is a super easy recipe, that’s kind of the simple beauty of sheet pan dinner recipes. They’re easy to throw together, pop in the oven and the magic happens all on its own.

You’ll need just a handful of ingredients for this apricot chicken. It’s a homemade sauce but don’t let that intimidate you, the sauce could not be more simple. This combination of ingredients really packs a lot of flavor, so don’t be fooled by the short ingredient list!

You can find the amounts and serving size info in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. Here’s a list of what’s included in this sheet pan apricot chicken recipe:

Chicken breasts
Asparagus
Fresh apricots (peaches work well, too!)
Low Sodium Soy Sauce or a Soy Sauce Substitute
Fresh orange juice
Red onion
Salt and pepper

chicken and vegetables on a plate ready to eat.

Let’s take a quick second to talk about why we’re making a sauce and not just using apricot preserves or jam. This sheet pan chicken recipe is healthy, and there’s not a whole lot that is healthy about apricot jam–it contains a ton of sugar that’s just not needed for this recipe.

My apricot glaze goes great on all kinds of chicken so feel free to experiment…I have even tried it on pork! But the reason we’re making it is because it is easy and it’s healthy.

Apricot Sauce Ingredients

Apricots peeled and pitted
Minced garlic
Coconut aminos (a soy sauce alternative)
Fresh orange juice (about 1/2 an orange)
Apple cider vinegar

How to make apricot chicken

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a blender, combine all the ingredients for the apricot sauce. Blend for about 30 seconds until the sauce is smooth. Arrange the chicken breast on a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cover the chicken breast with 1/2 the apricot sauce, save the rest for later. Arrange the asparagus and onions on the baking sheet. Cook the chicken for 15-20 minutes in the oven or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
Remove the chicken from the oven and pour the remaining sauce over the chicken. Switch the oven to broil and broil the chicken for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes then serve.

A bite of chicken with veggies in the background.

More WW recipes

One of the many awesome things about the Weight Watchers program is that they have so many zero point foods. That means you can craft incredible recipes that are low in points, high in flavor, and perfect for those times when you are down the wire and don’t want to break your plan.

This Apricot chicken is prefect in those scenarios…because it’s 1 Point on the Blue Program, 4 Points on the Green Program (because of the chicken), and 1 Point on the Purple program. If you’re following the new 2023 Plan, this recipe is 1 point.

Here are some other low point Weight Watchers dinner recipes you can add to your next meal plan!

Meatza No Crust Pizza Recipe | Pizza without the crust?! Don’t knock it until you try it, I promise…it’s amazing!
Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce | These cauliflower steaks are perfect for a meatless Monday or for a vegetarian meal plan!
Healthy Dill Pickle Chicken Salad | Eat this chicken salad with crunchy veggies, whole grain crackers, or on sandwich thins for a quick and easy dinner!
Healthy Southwest Egg Roll in a Bowl {with Chipotle Ranch Dressing} | Spice things up with this egg roll in a bowl recipe, no one will know they’re eating something healthy and low points!
Caprese Chicken Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms | Thanks to the chicken breasts these caprese chicken stuffed portobellos are low in points but high in flavor!

I’m usually pretty happy eating this recipe as is, if I’m feeling crazy I throw some extra veggies on the tray for variety. Our garden is going crazy this year so we always seem to have tons of green beans in the house, they pair nicely with this recipe too.

Because the recipe has low points, there’s room for you to make some changes if you like! This apricot sauce goes great on chicken thighs as well, and I love to pair this recipe up with some Instant Pot brown rice.

Finished chicken with a slice off one end.

21 Day Fix container counts:

1 green container, 1 red container, 1/2 purple container (for the orange juice and apricots)

Trim Healthy Mama:

This is a THM-E recipe. You can also serve this over brown rice!

Becca Ludlum

Healthy recipe creator, self-confessed food snob, and certified Level 1 Precision Nutrition Coach. I create healthy recipes with minimally processed ingredients, but have never turned down a homemade brownie. ;)

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Taryn says:

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Sheet pan meals are the best! Thanks for the recipe.

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Katie says:

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Made this for my family and it was a hit!

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Anonymous says:

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Not good! Taste like weird baby food on top of chicken

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1. Becca says:
  
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  I’m sorry you didn’t care for the apricots. You may like it better with peaches or another fruit :)
  
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