Orange Spiced Chicken

Submitted by justcallmetoni

"The original recipe came from a bulletin board and has been modified to suit my own tastes. (If you recognize this as your own, let me know 'cause I'd love to give you credit.) A great way to get a tasty entree on the table without a lot of time or effort. I usually serve this with crispy green beans and brown and wild rice pilaf."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• cooking spray
• 1⁄2 cup orange section (you can used canned if you like)
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons reduced-sugar orange marmalade
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 dash cayenne pepper

directions

1. If the chicken filets are uneven, flatten to an even thickness 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick.
2. Coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray, place over medium heat until hot.
3. Add chicken, cook 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Turn chicken, reduce heat and cook 2-3 minutes, or until done.
5. Add orange sections and remaining ingredients to skillet.
6. cook 2-3 minutes.
7. Spoon mixture over chicken and serve.

Reviews

[Annacia]

What a great tasting dish for a mere 9% fat and 3.4g of sugars! Aside from using approx 3/4 tsp of cinnamon I made this as written using canned Mandarin oranges. It's so quick and simple (a bit of chicken pounding and your home free) There is almost nothing to do. I paired it with whole wheat couscous and steamed broccoli.

 

[Welmoed Sisson]

Very mild... too mild for my family, really! But it was a good start for future experimentation. My kids liked it. I cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces before cooking, and also added a little ginger powder. I used navel oranges... blood oranges would indeed be great color!

 

[The D]

I wasn't really a big fan of the sauce for this recipe, I used a fresh orange, and regular marmalade, I don't know if that's what altered the taste, but I really didn't like it. However, I added about 1 - 2 tbsp of soy sauce, and it made a huge difference. I'll probably make this recipe again, but with the added soy sauce.

 

[Dreamgoddess]

I loved how easy this was to prepare and the subtle hint of spiciness from the cayenne. I used a small can of mandarin oranges. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[justcallmejulie]

I knew I would love this when I picked in in a Zaar game. I just love cooking with oranges. It was delicious. Blood oranges would give it a lovely color variation - I may do that next time.