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Orange-Avocado Chicken Recipe

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Orange, tarragon, and ginger make a tempting sauce for chicken and avocado slices. It makes a delicious accompaniment to simple white rice.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 6 chicken breast halves, skinned
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • 1 cup orange juice, divided
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried whole tarragon, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 oranges, peeled and sliced crosswise
  • 1 avocado, peeled and sliced

Preparation:

Brown chicken in butter. Add orange rind, 1/2 cup orange juice, onion, salt, paprika, ginger, and tarragon. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 50 minutes or until tender. Remove to serving dish; keep warm.

Combine remaining 1/2 cup juice and cornstarch, stirring until smooth; add to pan drippings. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

Arrange orange and avocado slices around chicken; pour orange sauce over top before serving.

Yield: 6 servings

Recipe Source: The Southern Living Cookbook (Oxmoor House)
Reprinted with permission.

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Delicious!, Member lniedosik

We made this and served it over rice. I think it would be good over pasta too. It was very, very good. It seemed like an odd combination at first but it really works. We didn't use tarragon because we couldn't find it at the store but it made no difference. If you like a lot of sauce you might want to double the sauce recipe because it doesn't make a huge amount. This would be good to make for company because it looks fancy with the avocado and orange slices around it.

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