Apricot Chicken With Almonds

This is so easy, tastes great, and is elegant enough to serve company. Adapted from gourmet magazine- january 2005.

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Lightly oil a baking sheet.

Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper , then arrange on sheet at least 1 / 4 inch apart.

Bake for 20 minutes.

While chicken bakes , combine jam , soy sauce , mustard , margarine , and salt and pepper to taste.

Heat over moderate heat until jam is melted.

Pour sauce over chicken and continue to bake until chicken is cooked through , about another 20 minutes.

Turn on broiler and broil chicken 4 to 5 inches from heat , basting once , until chicken is glazed and browned in spots , about 5 minutes.

Serve sprinkled with toasted almonds.

chicken, salt, pepper, sliced almonds, apricot jam, soy sauce, dijon mustard, margarine