Microwave Orange Chicken
- 1 large chicken breasts whole, skinless, boneless
- 1/2 cup rice cooked
- 1/4 teaspoon orange zest finely shredded
- 1 dash cinnamon ground
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons walnuts broken
- 2 each cucumbers roses, optional
- Halve chicken breast lengthwise.
- Place one portion, boned side up, between two pieces of clear plastic wrap.
- Working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with a meat mallet, forming a rectangle about 18 inch thick.
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt to taste.
- Repeat with the remaining portion of chicken.
- In a small bowl stir together cooked rice, shredded orang peel, and ground cinnamon.
- Spoon half of the rice orange peel mixture atop one chicken breast portion, spreading it to within 1/4 inch of the edges.
- Fold in sides, roll up jelly-roll style, starting with one end.
- Repeat with the remaining rice-orange peel mixture and chicken portion.
- Place chicken rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking dish.
- Cover with vented clear plastic wrap.
- Micro-cook the chicken rolls, covered, on 50% power for 7 to 8 minutes or until chicken is tender, rotating dish a half-turn after 4 minutes.
- Transfer chicken rolls to a serving platter.
- For orange sauce, in a 1-cup measure stir together orange juice and cornstarch.
- Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly, stirring every 20 seconds.
- Stir in broken walnut meats.
- Spoon the orange sauce atop the chicken rolls on the serving platter.
- Garnish with cucumber roses, if desired.
chicken breasts, rice cooked, orange zest, cinnamon ground, orange juice, cornstarch, walnuts, cucumbers roses
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/microwave-orange-chicken-37107 (may not work)