Sweet Citrus Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Add hot water to stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.
• Place chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix juice, sugar and butter until blended; pour over chicken. Top with stuffing.
• Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, reserving 1/4 cup for Glaze and put the chicken in a 13-by-9-inch pan and bake for 45 minutes. Baste with the Glaze, turn the pieces over and bake for an additional 15 to 25 minutes, basting every 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and arrange the chicken on a serving platter.
• In a small saucepan, over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot add the shallots and ginger and saute for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cook for 15 minutes. Baste the chicken with the glaze after 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Put a large skillet over medium-high heat for 2 or 3 minutes. Add olive oil and butter to the skillet and swirl it around.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Put flour on a plate. When the butter foam subsides in the pan, dredge the chicken in flour, shaking to remove the excess.
• Add the breasts to the skillet and cook, turning once, until the chicken is browned on both sides and nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. (Chicken should be constantly sizzling but not burning.) Transfer the chicken to a plate and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
• Cut the orange in half. Section one of the halves as you would a grapefruit, removing any seeds. Juice the remaining orange half and one lime.
• With the heat still on medium-high, add the orange juice, lime juice and sugar to the skillet and let it bubble, stirring, until it is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Add the orange sections to the skillet and turn heat to low, stirring, until mixture is slightly thickened.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, turn it in the sauce, then serve, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. Cut the remaining lime into wedges for garnish.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add hot water to stuffing mix, then stir until just moistened [or use your own prepared stuffing]. Set aside.
• Place chicken breasts in 13"x9" [or 15"x10"] baking dish.
• Mix juice, sugar & butter until well blended.
• Pour over breasts, then top with prepared stuffing.
• Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through [170 degrees F].

Steps:

• Cilantro, sweet red onion, chicken and citrus dressing are great with our Spring Mix.
• Make the Salad:
• Place salad greens, cilantro, yellow pepper, & onion into a large salad bowl.
• Drizzle desired amount of dressing over salad & toss.
• Serve onto 4 individual dishes.
• Arrange chicken strips on top of each salad & serve.

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute peppers until tender. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, orange juice, water and lime juice until smooth; stir in the honey, salt, paprika and pepper. Stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with basil if desired.

Steps:

• Rinse chicken; pat dry.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in plastic bag set in shallow dish.
• For marinade, combine lemon, lime, and orange juices, oil, sugar and oregano in small bowl.
• Pour over chicken; seal bag.
• Marinate in refrigerator 4 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• Grill chicken on rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals 12 to 15 minutes or until tender and no longer pink inside, turning once and brushing occasionally with marinade during first half of cooking.
• Or, broil on unheated rack of broiler pan 4 to 5 inches from heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning once and brushing occasionally with marinade during first half of cooking.
• Discard any remaining marinade.

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 1 orange; mix with barbecue sauce and spices. Pour half over chicken in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 15 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, heat grill to medium heat. Cut each of the 4 remaining oranges into 4 slices.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Place 8 orange slices on grill grate; top with chicken. Brush with some of the reserved sauce.
• Grill chicken 5 min.; turn. Add remaining orange slices to grill. Cook 15 to 20 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning chicken and oranges occasionally and brushing with the remaining sauce.
• Remove chicken and oranges from grill. Discard orange slices from under chicken. Serve chicken with remaining grilled orange slices.

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil.
• Stir in whole-wheat noodles and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is firm to the bite, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Combine chicken stock, orange marmalade, tamari sauce, whole ginger root piece, and ground black pepper in a pot over medium-high heat.
• Bring sauce to a boil and reduce heat to medium. Simmer until sauce reduces and thickens; about 20 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat. Stir in lemon juice and set aside.
• Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until golden, no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken from skillet and set aside, leaving oil in the pan.
• Cook and stir the stir-fry vegetables in the same skillet used for the chicken until vegetables are almost tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove ginger root piece from sauce and discard.
• Stir chicken and sauce into vegetables and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve over whole-wheat noodles.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the chicken breasts in the skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• While the chicken cooks, stir the chicken broth, orange marmalade, and ranch dressing mix together in a bowl; pour over the chicken. Add the cornstarch to the liquid in the skillet and stir. Bring the mixture to a low boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the skillet, and cook another 10 minutes. Serve over the cooked rice.

Steps:

• Mix the first 5 ingredients for the marinade then lay the boneless chicken thighs into the marinade. Marinade for about 2-3 hours (equally on both sides).
• Using 3 separate containers, place the ½ cup of flour in the first one, the 2 eggs, ¼ t. salt and ¼ t. pepper in the second, and the Panko crumbs in the third.
• Remove the marinaded thighs one at a (Do not throw out marinade), and dredge each piece on both sides in first in the flour, then in the egg, and last in the Panko crumbs.
• Lay the chicken in a single layer onto a greased baking dish.
• Bake uncovered 40 -50 minutes at 350 degrees (until juices run clear).
• Prepare the sauce while meat is cooking by measuring the marinade which is left and pouring into a small sauce pan.
• Add enough water so that you will have 1 1/3 cups of liquid in the pan.
• Mix the 1 ½ Tablespoons of cornstarch with the 3 Tablespoons of cold water then stir into the marinade and water mixture over slow heat.
• Add the 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar and the 1 Tablespoon butter.
• Simmer while the meat is cooking stirring regularly. It should be lightly thickened.
• when the meat is done.
• Drizzle the sauce lightly over the meat as each piece is placed on the plate.

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour half over the chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Turn chicken; pour remaining sauce on top. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until meat juices run clear.