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Hello,
I enjoy your site and wanted
to share a recipe that I have enjoyed for years. I call it very
simply, "Chicken with Orange."
Ingredients needed:
Chicken parts or chicken breasts
(I prefer the chicken parts) about 2 lb. or more (I don't necessarily
measure, depending upon the servings)
- l Large white onion (or more
to taste)
- About 2 Tbs. of Olive Oil
or Vegetable Oil (no strong tasting oils for this recipe)
- About 1 cup of fresh Orange
Juice (whether fresh or in carton),
PLUS 1 small can of Orange Juice Concentrate (in the frozen food
section).
- 2-3 Large cloves of fresh
garlic (or more to taste) -- you can substitute garlic powder,
but fresh it best.
- Fresh Parsley (chopped) (optional)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Add the oil to a large baking
pan. Place the chicken parts or breasts in the baking pan, separating
the pieces. Either dice or slice medium-thick slices of onion
and place on top of the chicken pieces. Mince the fresh garlic
cloves and add them all to the chicken/onion mixture.
Now combine the orange juices
and add about 1 cup of water (for more intense orange flavor)
or about 1 1/2 cups water (for a little less intensity); combine
thoroughly and just mix it through the chicken, onions and garlic
in the baking pan, coating as well as possible.
Now, I usually add about 2-3
tablespoons of the chopped parsley and sprinkle on top of the
chicken mixture.
Bake the chicken mixture for
approximately 1 hour or until lightly browned
and cooked through. Sprinkle with a bit more parsley. You can
also add fresh cilantro to make it taste a bit more Spanish style.
This is especially delicious
over hot cooked rice.
Note: This recipe is extremely adaptable and can be
double, tripled, etc.,
depending upon appetite and/or servings wanted. |
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