Chicken and Mandarin Oranges Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 chicken breast half with sauce, calculated without rice)
  • Calories:
  • 202
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 66 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 370 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 11 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 27 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 3 lean meat, 1 fruit.


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Chicken and Mandarin Oranges

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"I created this recipe after my husband and I moved to Wisconsin from sunny Florida," writes Mary Rogers or Greendale. "The citrus flavor certainly brings back lots of warm memories of our former home."

SERVINGS: 4

CATEGORY: Main Dish

METHOD:

TIME: Prep: 25 min. Cook: 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • Hot cooked rice
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Directions:

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 cornstarch 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. Yield: 4 servings.


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