Apricot Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 whole medium chicken breasts
1 (21 oz.) can apricot pie filling
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. pecan halves
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Skin chicken breasts and halve lengthwise.
Arrange in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
In a mixing bowl, combine apricot pie filling, lemon juice, salt and nutmeg.
Stir in pecans.
Pour apricot mixture over chicken pieces; cover and bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
Arrange chicken on rice; spoon apricot mixture on top.
Serves 6.