Orange-Apricot Chicken

Name: Orange-Apricot Chicken
Ingredients: 1 1-inch piece fresh or frozen ginger; 1 1-inch strip orange rind; 1 1-inch strip lemon rind; 1/2 cup fresh orange juice; 13 cup apricot preserves, sweetened with fruit; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 2 navel oranges; 1 teaspoon olive oil

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 1-inch piece fresh or frozen ginger
1 1-inch strip orange rind
1 1-inch strip lemon rind
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
13 cup apricot preserves, sweetened with fruit
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 navel oranges
1 teaspoon olive oil

Directions

1

With food processor running, put ginger, orange rind and lemon rind through feed tube, and chop fine.
2

Add the orange juice, apricot preserves and mustard, and process to mix well.
3

Wash and dry chicken breasts, and place in small bowl; pour orange mixture over chicken, and marinate until it is time to cook the chicken.
4

Peel the oranges, and cut into small segments.
5

Heat oil in nonstick skillet; brown chicken on both sides; add marinade mixture and orange pieces, simmer briskly until chicken is cooked through and marinade has been slightly reduced.