Reviewed: May 20, 2013

This dish is very forgiving—you can easily substitute thousand island dressing for the Russian dressing, vary the amounts of the ingredients to taste, use different chicken parts, or move the whole thing to a crock pot. The crock pot version is juicier than the oven version but still very good. Chicken thighs work very well in this recipe and are usually cheaper than breasts. I've tried searing the chicken before combining with the other ingredients, but that doesn't seem to make enough of a difference to bother with. I've also tried adding dried apricots, which was very successful. My favorite version so far has been 12 chicken thighs, 1 bottle of thousand island dressing, 1 envelope of onion-soup mix, 1 jar of apricot jam, and 8 ounces of diced dried apricots, all cooked in a crock pot on high for four hours. Overall, this is a good basic, easy recipe that's a big hit every time.

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Adventureland

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2013

Very tasty.

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2013

This is my fiancees favorite meal that his mom makes for him so I was happy to find a good version of it on here. His mom uses homemade peach jam instead of apricot but either way it is quite tasty. Also we only make this with chicken drumsticks or thighs not breasts.

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June

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2013

I've been making this recipe for years -- my kids loved it, even my picky daughter who didn't like foods with sauce. It's easy and delicious. Once you've combined the sauce ingredients, you can use half of the sauce for one meal (depending on how many people you're cooking for) and save the rest in the fridge for later; the sauce mix will keep for a long time in the fridge. But it's really important that you get the clear Russian dressing (which can be hard to find) rather than the thick Russian dressing that is sometimes put on reuben sandwiches because the thick stuff is more like Thousand Island dressing.

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KASUE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Herndon, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2013

Whole family loves this. The chicken is nice and moist. The flavor is a perfect mix between sweet and tangy. I always read tons of reviews before selecting a recipie. After making this one, I was dumbfounded by some of the negative reviews I had read. Maybe people should stop rating a recipie where they substitued half the ingredients? Or maybe they don't know how to cook? One of the most delicious recipies I've tried from this site.

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Angie

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2013

Perfect every time. Made it for years. I use Wish Bone Russian dressing & I use chicken thighs & chicken legs, ( family pack) bake covered in a large roasting pan 325 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Perfect easy recipe. A crowd pleaser for sure.

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marcycip

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2013

A long time family favorite! I have 5 kids which means there are often extra bodies at meal time. I have yet to find a kid who doesn't love this chicken. It is a great starter recipe for kids as they begin cooking as well.

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Mom of five

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nevada City, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2013

Taste is incredible-my husband REALLY enjoyed it!!! Except: (1) Dry the meat off-& use thighs, legs & wings (2) Bake chicken for 45-60 minutes at 325^, take out & drain off fat & juices, then pour jam mixture over chicken, pop back in the oven for 30 minutes -- I use apricot-pineapple freezer jam, & added a 14 oz. can of apricot halves. The flavor is so incredible! Otherwise it gets way too oily, watery & looses fruit flavor....

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Momo

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2013

I know this recipe as Russian Chicken. We love it.

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Margaretha

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2012

We make this recipe every year for the holidays. Recommend bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts. We put the sauce under the skin as well as over the entire breast. We also like using the Catalina dressing.

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