Chicken with Cherry Sauce
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
This tender moist chicken bakes in a savory sauce that combines cherries with soy sauce, orange juice and ginger. It's sure to be a big hit at your house like it is at mine.
-Linda Grubb, Poland, Indiana
Ingredients
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1 pound fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries
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1/2 cup orange juice
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1/2 cup soy sauce
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup honey
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 garlic clove, minced
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2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
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1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
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3 tablespoons butter
Directions
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1.
Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside.
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2.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with cherry sauce.
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3.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving: 453 calories, 21g fat (8g saturated fat), 103mg cholesterol, 1364mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 2g fiber), 32g protein.
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