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orange garlic chicken

Recipe by
Sherry Blizzard
Piney Flats, TN

I wanted to follow a recipe in one of my Mediterranean cookbooks. But everything fell to the wayside when I realized I didn't have lemons and the roads were snow packed and slick and I was afraid to travel to get lemons. I had to punt. I had Oranges...then I started thinking about those wonderful mushrooms in the pantry that were begging to be used. One thing led to another and I created a masterpiece. Chicken is a very forgiving kind of meat. It absorbs almost any herb or sauce you present it with. This one is a keeper.

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For orange garlic chicken

  • 3/4 c
    chicken stock
  • 20
    garlic cloves
  • 2 Tbsp
    unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    smoked garlic extra virgin olive oil
  • 8 - 10
    chicken pieces
  • 2
    oranges, peeled, seeded and sliced thin
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 2/3 c
    dry white wine....i used chardonnay but had a hard time deciding between a sauvignon blanc
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 oz
    mixed and dried mushrooms, reconstituted and chopped.
  • dash
    basil or parsley to garnish
  • serve this with rice or potatoes....i am going with rice.

How To Make orange garlic chicken

  • 1
    Boil the stock and the garlic cloves for 20 minutes. Strain the garlic from the cloves. Keep the garlic cloves. They will go back into the dish in step 3.
  • 2
    Remove the skin and pith from the orange. Slice into thin slices
  • 3
    Remove the browned chicken from the frying pan to an oven-safe dish. Top with garlic and oranges.
  • 4
    Heat the chicken drippings to high...add wine, reserved stock, mushrooms. Heat to a desired gravy-like consistency. Pour over the top of the chicken.
  • 5
    Bake at 375 for 45 minutes....Serve over rice or potatoes.
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