Deli Chicken with Apricot Glaze

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 shallots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1 (2 1/2 pound) whole deli chicken

Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; add shallots, and saute for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in apricot preserves, lemon juice, hot sauce and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Brush glaze over chicken. Place chicken on a lightly greased rack in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.