Tropical Baked Chicken

"This is an exotic take on the traditional baked chicken. The fruit juices and delicious spices really make this version outstanding."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Position rack in the center of the oven.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Mix together Dijon mustard, basil and honey.
  • Smear the chicken with this mixture.
  • Arrange chicken, skin side down, in a shallow roasting pan or baking dish just large enough to hold it in a single layer.
  • Sprinkle the pieces with finely chopped onions, bell peppers, butter, salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste and 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and paprika.
  • Pour orange and pineapple juice around the chicken.
  • Bake, basting once, for 30 minutes.
  • Turn the chicken skin side up, season with salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and paprika, and all of brown sugar.
  • Bake until the chicken is tender and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
  • Add more orange juice or pineapple juice if the pan seems dry.
  • Pour the juice into a small saucepan and boil over high heat until it becomes syrupy.
  • Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can I use normal mustard ?
     
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Reviews

  1. This was amazing! I wasn't sure about how all the flavours would work together, but the combination intrigued me. I did everything exactly as lined out in the recipe, but instead of bringing the sauce to a boil at the end, I increased the oven temperature to about 425*F and baked it for about 10 minutes longer, until the sauce was thick and the chicken was nicely browned. We were rewarded with one of the most delicious chicken dishes I have eaten in a long time. Thankyou so much for this wonderful recipe. It is a keeper for sure.
     
  2. This is fabulous! I used red pepper, dh doesn't like green. Very appealing citrus flavour. I wasn't sure I'd like the cinnamon in this, but it blended perfectly with the other ingredients. I didn't have any honey, so I used corn syrup. I will definitely make this again. So very tasty!
     
  3. We prepared this dish with chicken breasts and I added some fresh pineapple pieces.<br/>It was delicious, tender, moist and juicy. We enjoyed it with white rice, we didn't need more.<br/>Thanks Evelyn for fhis recipe.<br/>Done for ZWT7
     
  4. Not only was this easy to do it tasted wonderful. I reduced the sauce and served it on the side. Made for ZWT7
     
  5. I really questioned the mix of ingredients, but decided to make this anyway. I used 1 bone-in skinless chicken breast and halved the other ingredients. This turned out wonderfully moist and delicious. It did take a while for my sauce to get "syrupy", but once it did, yummy, yummy! Thanks for sharing! Made for ZWT7.
     
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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style> OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages! I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure. So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call. What did I do wrong? Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths. I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
 
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