I tried a new recipe last night, and it is definitely one that will go in my book of favorites. (Thanks, Mom!)
| Honey Orange Chicken |
Recipe Type: Main
Author:
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Serves: 8
Yummy chicken, pasta dish that is a cinch to prepare.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless chicken breasts cut into 1/2″ strips
- 3 Tbl. butter
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 medium onion, sliced (I cut it in half from end to end and then cut it into slices)
- 1 Tbl. cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 c. orange juice
- 1/4 c. honey
- 1/2 c. pitted ripe olives, halved
- Hot cooked linguine
Instructions
- In a large skillet, saute chicken in 2 Tbl. butter until chicken juices run clear.
- Sprinkle with salt, paprika, & papper.
- Remove and keep warm.
- In the same pan, saute the onion in remaining butter until tender.
- In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, ginger, nutmeg, orange juice, & honey; gradually pour over onion.
- Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 min. or until thickened.
- Add olives and chicken.
- Simmer, uncovered for 5 min. or until chicken is heated through.
- Serve with linguine.
Notes
I used 4 frozen breasts from Costco, 1 lb. uncooked linguine, 1 can of olives, and I tripled the sauce (because I didn’t realize how much 1 lb. of linguine cooked up to be! 🙂 It could have used more chicken and olives, but it was still SUPER good! And made a lot of leftovers. In fact, I think I’ll go eat some for breakfast.
