Sweet ’n’ Spicy Apricot Chicken
with Broccoli & Garlic Cauliflower Rice
- Fish
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
This chicken dinner is a little bit sweet, a little bit spicy, and all around tasty! Juicy chicken cutlets are drizzled with a tangy sauce of apricot jam, ponzu sauce, Sriracha, and butter. On the side, there’s fluffy, aromatic garlic rice, plus tender roasted broccoli. Fruity flavor with a dash of heat? This combo can’t be beat!
Ingredients
1 clove
Garlic
8 ounce
Broccoli
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 unit
Apricot Jam
12 milliliters
Ponzu Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy, Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
12 ounce
Riced Cauliflower
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate garlic. Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
Once garlic is fragrant, add cauliflower rice (no need to drain) and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and any excess liquid has absorbed, 6-8 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to finish. (Save jasmine rice for another use.)
• Meanwhile, toss broccoli on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes.
• While broccoli roasts, 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; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. TIP: If chicken cutlets are on the thicker side, reduce heat to medium and cover; cook 5-7 minutes on second side. • Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.
• Add jam, ponzu, Sriracha, and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings) to same pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 1-3 minutes. TIP: If sauce seems too thick, stir in more water 1 tsp at a time. • Turn off heat and stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Season with salt and pepper. • Slice chicken crosswise on a diagonal. • Divide chicken, broccoli, and rice between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.
Stir 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) into cauliflower rice. Season with salt and pepper.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165º.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Sweet and spicy apricot sauce is a hit; some found it deliciously balanced while others wanted more apricot flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to prepare with simple instructions, though a few had trouble thickening the sauce.
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra apricot jam for more sweetness; adjust sriracha to taste for preferred spice level.
- Portions: Some felt chicken portions were small; several mentioned not enough broccoli or green beans for two people.
- Leftovers: Tastes great as leftovers the next day, especially when mixed together.
Reviews from our home cooks
This recipe was very tasty. The garlic rice tasted amazing and the apricot sauce paired great with all the components of the recipe. I also appreciated that the recipe was not very challenging and had minimal prep work.
The spicy apricot sauce for the chicken was delicious! The rice and green beans were simple but very satisfying. It was a great meal, easy to make and I didn't feel like I'd overindulged when I was done.
The sweet mixed with the spicy for the chicken was very tasty. And the rice? Omg, it was the best rice I've ever had. Need to add some more water and cook time than recipe calls for, but sooooo good.
This was not too much prep and the sweet and spicy sauce with the roasted broccoli was great. Will order again
The chicken was good but the sauce was lacking in apricot flavour which I was looking forward to. It mostly tasted of ponzu. The rice was tasty and the broccoli was a nice addition that was simple but good.
Very good. The rice was a little boring but poured the sauce on it and it tasted good. The sauce was good. Not an over powering apricot sweet taste. Good portions
Nice kick with some sweetness. Apricot is a unique ingredient. Broccoli was simple and perfect.
I cut the chicken into strips before cooking- less guess work on doneness and it was more tender. The sweet/hot combo is a nice flavor. The broccoli came in a head. I think it is fresher that way.
One portion isn't very filling, so I ate both since it was my only full meal today. This is such a delicious meal, though! I love the sauce!! I added an extra clove of garlic for the rice and squeezed some fresh lemon juice on the broccoli.
I loved it, chicken was super tender, sweet and a little spice, perfect, brocoli was nice and fresh, delicious. Not a fan of the jasmine rice though. Thank you
