Glazed Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 4 lb. chicken parts
1 bottle red Russian dressing
1 envelope onion soup mix
16 oz. jar apricot preserves
1/2 c. barbecue sauce (optional)
salt and pepper (optoinal)
garlic powder (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix dressing, soup mix and preserves in a large bowl.
Dip chicken parts into mixture and coat well. Place on foil-lined pan, pour remaining mixture over chicken. Bake for 1/2 hour on each side, turn once more and raise temperature of oven to 375\u00b0.
Bake for another 1/2 hour.
During this time glaze should thicken.