RHUBARB AND HONEY CHICKEN

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The sauce on this honey chicken is like a sweet-tart spin on teriyaki. Everyone who has tried it raves about it-even my husband, who's not usually a rhubarb lover. -Rachel Beach, Whitley City, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 large egg
1 cup 2% milk
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
1/4 cup canola oil
HONEY-RHUBARB SAUCE:
1/4 cup cornstarch
1-3/4 cups cold water, divided
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1-1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, peeled

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. Combine flour and poultry seasoning. In another bowl, whisk egg and milk. Dip chicken, 1 piece at a time, into flour mixture, then into egg mixture; coat again with flour mixture. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., For sauce, combine cornstarch and 1-1/2 cups cold water in a large saucepan until smooth; stir in brown sugar, honey and soy sauce. Pulse rhubarb, onion, garlic and remaining water in a food processor until blended. Stir into cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Pour over chicken., Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into a thigh reads 170°, 35-40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 639 calories, Fat 25g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 114mg cholesterol, Sodium 565mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 34g protein.