Thursday, March 10, 2011

Mandarin Orange Chicken


4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 medium-sized onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup orange juice concentrate
1 tsp poultry seasoning
½ tsp salt
11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained, with 3 T juiced reserved
2 T flour

1.     Place chicken in slow cooker.
2.     Combine onion, orange juice concentrate, poultry seasoning, and salt. Pour over chicken.
3.     Cover. Cook on low 4-5 hours.
4.     Remove chicken and keep warm. Reserve cooking juices.
5.     In a saucepan, combine 3 T reserved mandarin orange juice and flour. Stir until smooth.
6.     Stir in chicken cooking juices. Bring to a boil. Stir and cook for 2 minutes to thicken.
7.     Stir in mandarin oranges. Pour over chicken.
8.     Serve with rice or pasta.  

From Fix-It and Forget-It Light Cookbook

1 comment:

Rafferty Family said...

I forgot the mandarin oranges when I made this last night but it was still good.

Remember, throwing the chicken into the crockpot frozen helps them to stay moist when cooking.