Prickly Pear Chicken

Name: Prickly Pear Chicken
Ingredients: Marinade:; 6 chile peppers, minced; 2 limes, juiced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 1/2 orange, juiced, divided; 3 tablespoons molasses; 2 prickly pears, washed with spines removed; 4 chicken legs; 4 chicken thighs; 2 potatoes, chopped; 1/2 cup peeled and cubed turnips; 5 large mushrooms, chopped

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Marinade:
6 chile peppers, minced
2 limes, juiced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 orange, juiced, divided
3 tablespoons molasses
2 prickly pears, washed with spines removed
4 chicken legs
4 chicken thighs
2 potatoes, chopped
1/2 cup peeled and cubed turnips
5 large mushrooms, chopped

Directions

1

Combine chile peppers, lime juice, and garlic in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup orange juice and molasses; stir until marinade is combined.
2

Shred the prickly pears in a food processor; mix into marinade.
3

Place chicken legs, chicken thighs, potatoes, turnips, and mushrooms in a baking pan; pour in marinade and remaining orange juice. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 1 to 8 hours.
4

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5

Bake chicken in preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).