orange chicken

Name: Orange Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ## CHICKEN; 1 1/2 pound(s) chicken (breast, legs, thighs....); 1/2 stick(s) butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 clove(s) garlic, chopped; ## SAUCE; 1 cup(s) orange juice; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, lightly packed

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Robyn Gates

Evansville, IN

Updated on Mar 8, 2012

Wonderful quick and easy recipe passed down from my Grandmother in-law. Sure to please!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

CHICKEN
1 1/2 pounds chicken (breast, legs, thighs....)
1/2 stick butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
SAUCE
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed

How To Make orange chicken

Step 1

Sauté butter and garlic in pan over med-hi heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides.

Step 2

Mix orange juice and brown sugar in separate bowl. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes turning chicken at the 10 minute mark. (DOUBLE THE SYRUP RECIPE IF DESIRED)
Step 3

Uncover and continue cooking for 15 minutes or until brown sugar mixture is thick and syrupy. BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN SYRUP.
Step 4

Serve with white rice and broccoli steamed in chicken broth. **POUR SYRUP OVER RICE AS WELL AS CHICKEN.**
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