Russian Chicken or pork chop casserole

 Set oven 325° - 90 minutes

3/4 bottle Wish Bone Russian Dressing 16 oz. (cheap on Amazon) 

3/4 of a 12 oz jar of apricot jam preserves Smuckers or whatever - you can use other types of tartish  preserves like plum, peach, etc. 

1 envelope dry onion soup  mix

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

pepper to taste 

Flour to dredge chicken (optional)

8 chicken breasts or thighs  - best if you use boneless skinless 

mix dressing, onion soup, paprika, salt, pepper,  and preserves just to heat

Optional:  dredge chicken pieces in flour , you can brown or not up to you

place a thin layer of your sauce on the bottom of the 9” x 13” pan (glass or metal) 

Place the chicken in the pan and spoon the sauce over the chicken pieces.  Bake uncovered for an hour and a half 

Serve with rice