Very Easy Chicken With Orange Sauce

Submitted by SaucyCook

"This is so simple and quick, and tasty--it gives you the sweet orange chicken fix you want, without all the time involved in the usual Chicken L'orange recipes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 - 3 lbs ready to cook broiler-fryer chickens, cut up (or chicken breasts, if preferred)
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons snipped parsley
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• hot cooked rice

directions

1. In skillet with shortening, brown chicken on all sides.
2. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt.
3. Add paprika.
4. Arrange onion over top of chicken.
5. Combine juice, brown sugar, parsley, soy, ginger and 1/4 cup of water; pour over chicken and onion.
6. Cover and simmer until chicken is tender, 35-50 minutes.
7. Serve over hot rice.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

I pretty much cut this recipe down to serve 2 by using 2 large chicken breasts. However, that was the only ingredient I reduced, so we had plenty of sauce for both chicken & the brown rice served with it! Very nice recipe & one worth keeping! Thanks for sharing! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in the current Pick-A-Chef]

 

[rickzim]

The flavor doesn't really sink into the chicken in the short simmer time, but the sauce is simple and tasty, making the whole meal come out good.