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This delicious chicken and brown rice casserole wih curry flavors is a favorite of my family and great hit when I take it to a potluck. Guests and friends are always begging for the recipe.

Ingredients
3 whole chicken breasts — boned and skinned and cut into 6 pieces each
1 cup uncooked brown  rice
1 tablespoon wild rice
1 Cup onion — finely chopped
2 stalks celery — finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
8 3/4 ounce can apricot halves — drained, keep juice in reserve
1/4 cup dried apricots — chopped
1/3 cup golden raisins

Rice spices
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Marinade
3 tablespoons apricot juice
1/2 teaspoon Spike spice
1  pinch cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Chicken Topping
1/4 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon water

Directions

Mix chicken pieces with marinade and let stand for 1 hour or more.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. I medium nonstick frying pan, saute celery and onions in olive oil until tender; add chopped apricots, dreid apricots, raisins and spices. Heat through and set aside

Place rices in 12 x 8 x 2 inch baking dish. Heat chicken broth to boiling in microwave or sauce pan and pour over rice. Cover tightly with foil and bake in oven for 25 minutes.

Remove rice from oven and mix apricot mixture into rice. Place pieces of chicken in single layer over top of rice. Mix preserves with water and spoon over chicken pieces.

Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

Note: You can cook the rice in a rice cooker or in a pan on the stove top. Use broth as the fluid. Then continue recipe as above.