Orange-Sauced Chicken Breasts

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Can't remember where the original of this recipe came from, but I've had in on file for over 25 years! I find oranges and chicken to be such a great combination! Preparation time does not include cooking the rice. Sometimes I substitute Triple-Sec for the Curacao."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 orange
• 1 cup brown rice, cooked
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, snipped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 10 ounces orange juice
• 2 teaspoons aromatic bitters
• 1⁄2 cup orange Curacao

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Put breasts in baking dish & LIGHTLY sprinkle with red pepper. Cover & bake for 25 minutes.
3. Remove peel from the orange & slice half of the peel into julienne strips, setting them aside & discarding the rest of the peel.
4. Put julienne strips of peel in a saucepan with enough water to cover, & bring to boil. Simmer 15 minutes, then drain well & set aside.
5. Section the orange & set them aside for garnish.
6. Cook rice according to package, but omit any required salt.
7. Add parsley & basil, mixing well.
8. For the sauce, stir together the flour & sugar in a saucepan, then stir in the juice, cooking & stirring until thickened & bubbly. Remove from heat & add reserved orange peel, bitters & curacao.
9. Slicing across the grain at a 45 degree angle, cut the breasts into slices 2" wide. Reassemble each breast & return to baking dish.
10. Spoon sauce over the breasts & return to oven, & bake, uncovered, 10 minutes until heated through.
11. Arrange breasts on the hot cooked rice & spoon the sauce over them. Garnish with reserved orange sections & several sprigs of parsley.

Reviews

[loof751]

Very nice chicken recipe! Easy to make but has an elegant look and taste. I used crushed red pepper flakes on the chicken instead of ground red pepper, otherwise made as directed. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Chef PotPie]

Really good chicken. The sauce was great. I added salt and pepper to the chicken breasts because we thought it needed it, and I browned them first for more flavor. I had Triple Sec on hand, so used that. Really great recipe, we will have this again, Thanks!

 

[lazyme]

This was delicious and the chicken was so moist. I did have to cook the chicken an additional 10-15 minutes, but my chicken breasts were quite large. I used Triple Sec for the Curacao, and loved the orange flavor of the sauce. This was the first time that I have cooked with the aromatic bitters and it gave the sauce a nice flavor that's really hard to put into words. Thanks Sydney Mike for a posting another winner.