Apricot Ponzu Chicken
with Ginger Rice & Roasted Green Beans
- Fish
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
Chicken is always a dinner winner. It’s satisfying, speedy, and so versatile, which is why our chefs are always brainstorming new ways to take it to the next level. This week, they went all out by drizzling chicken cutlets with a swoon-worthy pan sauce of apricot jam, citrusy ponzu, garlic, ginger, and butter. On the side, there’s aromatic jasmine rice and tender roasted green beans. (Pssst—those sides would be equally delicious with the pan sauce.) You’d be chicken not to try it!
Ingredients
18 milliliters
Ponzu Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy, Wheat)
6 ounce
Green Beans
1 unit
Apricot Jam
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 clove
Garlic
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 thumb
Ginger
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
4 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince ginger until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Peel and mince or grate garlic.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add half the minced ginger; cook, stirring, until softened, 1 minute. • Stir in rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, toss green beans on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until tender and browned, 10-12 minutes.
• While green beans roast, pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Remove pan from heat to cool slightly.
• Return pan used for chicken to medium heat. Add a drizzle of oil, garlic, and remaining minced ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings), jam, and ponzu. Stir, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until combined and thickened, 3-4 minutes. • Remove pan from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4).
• Fluff rice with a fork. Season with salt to taste. • Slice chicken crosswise. • Divide rice, chicken, and green beans between plates. Drizzle chicken with sauce and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the apricot ponzu sauce, calling it delicious and a perfect blend of sweet and tangy 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers found this meal quick and easy to make, with clear instructions for most steps.
- Suggestions: Some recommend doubling the sauce; others suggest pounding chicken for even thickness or adding cornstarch to thicken.
- Portions: Several noted small chicken portions or not enough green beans for two people.
- Leftovers: A few mentioned it reheated well, with one saying it was "Very good fresh and as left over."
Reviews from our home cooks
Apricot ponzu sauce is delicious! The ginger rice has just the right flavor as well. Whole family loved this one.
Very flavorful ginger rice and apricot ponzu chicken was very easy to prepare.
Awesome recipe. I don't like apricot that much but the ponzu paired well with it and turned out amazing!
Glaze is awesome, chicken turned out great and rice is really good with ginger. The green beans turn out great in the oven.
The ponzu sauce was really good. I'm definitely going to make it in the future, but with more chicken and more green beans. The rice again is just not my favorite, I'll go with instant rice or basmati in the future.
Super yummy! The apricot ponzu sauce was a bit thin with the instructions to add the water but with more cook time it thickened out and had great flavor!
This meal was perfect. The chicken was juicy and tender and the ponzu and apricot jam made the most amazing sauce.
One of the most delicious sauces I've ever had. I'll definitely remake this dish and might try the apricot ponzu as a wing sauce.
It was very good! The apricot mix sauce was delicious! The green beans came out well too but probably could have stood a bit more flavor than just salt and pepper.
The sauce was delicious, and the ginger really brought the rice to another level! The green beans were nice and crunchy! Overall, I would order this again!
