Chinese-Style Orange-Almond Chicken
photo by Karen Elizabeth
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 0.07 lb slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 0.13 lb shallots, chopped
- 0.22 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 0.22 lb orange marmalade
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- orange slice (optional)
directions
- Place the almonds in a large non-stick pan and, shaking the pan often, toast over a medium heat for 5 minutes or until fragrant. Set aside.
- Warm the oil in the same pan over a medium-high heat, add the chicken and, turning occasionally, cook for 5 minutes or until it is cooked through. Set aside, and keep warm by covering loosely with foil.
- Add the shallots to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until they have softened.
- Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until they have softened.
- Stir in the marmalade, soy sauce and freshly ground black pepper, and return the chicken to the pan.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the juices run clear.
- Serve over a bed of steamed rice, topped with the almonds and orange slices.
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Reviews
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I just made this for my family. They loved it. I did use the half soy sauce, half orange juice idea and it was great. I hope this recipe is also in the Gluten Free section. Because it is and there aren't enough recipes there. You would just need to make sure the soy sauce was gluten free. Next time we will try it with additional veggies. Thank You for the Great recipe
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This was a really easy and VERY tasty dinner. I grilled the chicken instead of frying it, and instead of oil to sautee the veggies I used some reduced-fat butter. I also added some red and green peppers, which I definitely recommend. They really bulked up the dish and added some good flavor (if I'd had water chestnuts on hand I'd add those, too). I'm definitely making this again, tasty, healthy, awesome. Can't go wrong!
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Easy, lovely recipe. I omitted the oil and used non-stick cooking spray and cubed the chicken breasts. While the chicken was simmering in the sauce, I lightly steamed some broccoli, which I then tossed with the chicken and sauce. I served it all over some seasoned steamed rice. Really nice. It does have a nice light orange flavor, so I think I may try your suggestion of using a little bit of orange juice next time, as well. Thanks for sharing!
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Indeed , very easy and we enjoyed it very much, lots of flavour for something so quickly prepared. I cubed the chicken fillets, rather than leaving them whole, since we don't eat much meat and it goes further this way. Otherwise, easily made as directed, served on steamed rice with a side -dish of Recipe #103243 Excellent, thank you Bluemoon!
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