Recipe and source notes

Orange Baked Chicken

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts halved
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice boiling

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken breasts in baking dish. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 15 minutes, uncovered.
  2. Put remaining butter in small saucepan. Add flour, salt, mustard, cinnamon, and ginger. Cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour on boiling orange juice, beating vigorously with a wire whisk. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes or until thickened. Pour over chicken and bake another 15 minutes. Set oven to broil and brown chicken for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.
  3. This recipe yields 8 servings.
  4. Serving size: 1/8 recipe.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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