Chicken Ala Orange Plus
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 medium white potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 8 fresh carrots, scraped, if quite long cut in half (try to get new)
- 2 white onions, peeled and quartered
- 3 parsnips, peeled, cut into 3-inch pieces, large pieces quartered lengthwise
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 oranges
- salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier or 1/4 cup Cointreau liqueur
- Partially cook the carrots, potato, & parsnips- cook them in boiling water for approx 8 minutes. The vegetables should only be half cooked.
- Cut 4 slices of orange, cross wise, from one of the oranges, rind on. Use the remainder of this orange to add to the juice.
- Cut the second orange in half and squeeze the juice so the combined juice will be approx 3/4 cup of orange juice.You may requjire an additional orange depemding on how juicy your oranges are.
- Add the brown sugar and cinnamon to the orange juice, mix well.
- Place the chicken in a large oven proof dish allowing enough room for the vegetables to be in one layer.
- Surround the chicken with the partially cooked vegetables and the onions.
- Season with Salt & Pepper.
- You may now cover it and place in the fridge until 1 hour before.
- dinner (allow 15 minutes for the dish to get to room temp) or if you did not make it as a "Do ahead" recipe continue on.
- Stir the orange juice mixture well and pour 3/4 of it over the chicken & vegetables.
- Pop your dish into a preheated 375f oven, rack set in the middle of the oven, for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven, place a slice of orange on each chicken piece, pour the remaining Orange juice mixture over the orange & chicken pieces.
- Bake for an additional 12-15 minutes. Check Chicken temperature it should be at 175u0b0F to 180u0b0F Check drumstick/thigh quarters.
- Drizzle the Grand Marnier over the chicken & vegetables - return to oven for 3 minutes.
- You are ready to serve - I hope it pleases you.
chicken breasts, white potatoes, carrots, white onions, parsnips, cinnamon, brown sugar, oranges, salt, grand marnier
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-ala-orange-plus-211495 (may not work)