Savory Mandarin Orange Chicken Food

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Make the sauce by combining reserved orange juice with honey, soy sauce, lemon juice,, and ginger in a small bowl.
• Blend well and set aside.
• Combine flour with salt and pepper in a shallow pie pan.
• Set aside.
• Trim off any fat and white veins from chicken breasts and slice each breast into about three strips.
• Dry between double layers of paper towels.
• Heat butter and oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
• Coat all sides of chicken strips in seasoned flour and brown lightly in skillet.
• Reserve browned pieces on a plate lined with paper towels.
• When all chicken is browned, pour sauce into wok or skillet.
• Place chicken in the sauce and turn to coat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender and white throughout and sauce begins to caramelize on the chicken.
• Turn several times during cooking to coat evenly with sauce.
• Meanwhile, prepare rice.
• When chicken is done, remove from heat and quickly stir in the Mandarin oranges.
• Sprinkle with your chosen garnish and serve over rice.

CHICKEN AND MANDARIN ORANGES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the salt, ginger and pepper. Sprinkle over both sides of chicken.
• In a nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil for 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium low.
• Drain oranges, reserving juice.
• Stir juice, onion and red pepper flakes into skillet.
• Cook and stir for about 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Bring to a boil.
• Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat; cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
• Place chicken over rice; keep warm.
• Combine corstarch and water until smooth.
• Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for about 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
• Add mandarin oranges; heat through.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle with cilantro.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Stir the wine, thawed orange juice concentrate, marmelade and ginger together in a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Add the chicken, turning once or twice so that both sides are well-coated.
• Place the baking pan in the oven and bake the chicken, basting occasionally with the pan juices, for 35 minutes or until the juices run clear.
• During the last 5 minutes of baking, add the mandarin orange segments and the grapes.
• Serve over rice or noodles, with your favourite side dish or salad.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a small bowl.
• Dredge chicken in the flour to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken breasts until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Set aside, and keep warm.
• Stir hoisin sauce, red pepper flakes and orange juice into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits.
• Let cook for a few minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
• Return chicken, mandarin oranges, green onions, and cashews, to the skillet.
• Continue cooking just until all ingredients are heated through.
• Serve over hot rice.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MANDARIN ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat gas grill.
• In medium bowl, combine all salsa ingredients and mix well.
• Brush oil over both sides of chicken.
• Mix together salt, pepper and cayenne and sprinkle over chicken.
• Place chicken on grill and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once.
• Place on plates and serve salsa over chicken.

EASY MANDARIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a measuring cup, mix orange juice with cornstarch; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine broth, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce; whisk to combine and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add canola and sesame oil. When hot, add chicken and season with white pepper and sea salt; sauté for 3 minutes or until no longer pink. Add ginger and garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Add hoisin sauce, stir well before adding chestnuts and red peppers; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in orange juice/cornstarch mixture until the sauce thickens. Add mandarin orange segments and gently incorporate into the mixture. Cook enough to warm up the orange segments; serve over a bed of white rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Makes 3-4 servings.

CHICKEN-MANDARIN ORANGE SPREAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Trim crusts from bread slices.
• Cut each bread slice into 4 triangles; place bread triangles on a baking sheet.
• Bake in a 400°F oven for 5 minutes or until toasted.
• In a bowl, combine cream cheese and the next 6 ingredients until well blended.
• Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture on each raisin bread triangle; top each with a mandarin orange segment.