Raymond Altieri of Dundalk was looking for a recipe for orange chicken that he says was floating around about 20 years ago. The main ingredients were orange marmalade and Lipton onion-soup mix.

Robert Muehleisen of Pennington, N.J., sent in a recipe on behalf of his 89-year-old mother, Margaret Muehleisen, who had seen Altieri's chicken recipe request in her local paper. His mother calls this recipe simply "good chicken" and he says his family has been enjoying it for years. The only change I made to her recipe was that I let the chicken marinate overnight before baking it. I served it over a bed of rice, and the finished chicken looked and tasted wonderful.

Good Chicken

Serves 4

one 12-ounce jar apricot or orange preserves

1 package Lipton onion-soup mix

one 8-ounce bottle red Russian dressing (not the creamy type)

4 bone-in chicken breasts or 1 small chicken, cut up

Mix the preserves, onion-soup mix and Russian dressing together. Pour over chicken and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Per serving: 631 calories, 32 grams protein, 24 grams fat, 5 grams saturated fat, 76 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams fiber, 83 milligrams cholesterol, 1,279 milligrams sodium

RECIPE REQUEST

Linda Robinson of Black Hawk, S.D., is looking for a recipe she once saw in the Rapid City Journal for Pumpkin Strudel Cake.

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The nutrition analyses accompanying recipes in today's Taste section were calculated by registered dietitian Jodie Shield, except where noted.