Best Orange Chicken Delight Recipes

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN DELIGHT

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This is a light and easy chicken dish with a brightly-flavored sauce of Mandarin orange juice, lemon juice, soy sauce, and honey. The chicken is then served with the oranges and topped with slivered almonds and chow mein noodles on a bed of rice. The whole thing takes about 15 minutes to prepare and about 30 minutes to cook, so long as you defrosted the chicken ahead of time. Enjoy!

Provided by Two Socks

Categories Chicken

Time 45m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, reserve liquid
3 tablespoons honey
1 lemon, juice of
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon dried ginger
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons oil
chopped cashews or slivered almonds, as garnish
3 cups hot cooked rice

Steps:

Make the sauce by combining reserved orange juice with honey, soy sauce, lemon juice,, and ginger in a small bowl.
Blend well and set aside.
Combine flour with salt and pepper in a shallow pie pan.
Set aside.
Trim off any fat and white veins from chicken breasts and slice each breast into about three strips.
Dry between double layers of paper towels.
Heat butter and oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
Coat all sides of chicken strips in seasoned flour and brown lightly in skillet.
Reserve browned pieces on a plate lined with paper towels.
When all chicken is browned, pour sauce into wok or skillet.
Place chicken in the sauce and turn to coat.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender and white throughout and sauce begins to caramelize on the chicken.
Turn several times during cooking to coat evenly with sauce.
Meanwhile, prepare rice.
When chicken is done, remove from heat and quickly stir in the Mandarin oranges.
Sprinkle with your chosen garnish and serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 981.2, Fat 25.7, SaturatedFat 8, Cholesterol 214.1, Sodium 1868.1, Carbohydrate 110.7, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 29, Protein 74.3

ORANGE CHICKEN DELIGHT

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Boneless chicken is cooked with vegetables and topped with the complementary flavors of adobo seasoning and orange marmalade. This dish is great served over rice!

Provided by Kati

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
2 tablespoons adobo seasoning
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
3 cups water, divided
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups orange marmalade

Steps:

Season chicken breasts and thighs with adobo seasoning and pepper.
Place the seasoned chicken and 1 cup water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Turning frequently, cook until water has been reduced. Mix in remaining water, onion, green bell pepper, and celery. Cover, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking about 20 minutes, until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Stir orange marmalade into the saucepan, coating each piece of chicken. Cover, and continue cooking about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 478.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57.8 g, Cholesterol 160.1 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 49.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 231.2 mg, Sugar 49.6 g