Orange Chicken

12 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (3 1/2 - 4 lbs), cut into serving pieces, skin removed
  • 1 cup white all-purpose flour
  • 1 t. celery salt
  • 1/2 t. ground black pepper
  • 3 T. canola oil
  • 1 T. salted butter
  • 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked basmati rice
  • 6 cups orange juice, fresh or reconstituted frozen
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 oz baby carrots, whole
  • 8 oz white button mushrooms, sliced

Directions

  1. 1
    - Combine flour, celery salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour.
  2. 2
    - Add olive oil to a large heavy saucepan & heat to medium high. Brown floured chicken pieces on all sides. Remove to a plate.
  3. 3
    - Add butter to same pan. Saute the onion slices for 2 minutes; stir & scrape bottom of pan.
  4. 4
    - Add the chicken, rice, orange juice, bay leaves, carrots & mushrooms. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover & cook for 45 - 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. 5
    - Remove bay leaves & serve.

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