Citrus Chicken
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Grab your skillet and this recipe for orange-sauced chicken when you need a quick meal for guests.

Servings:
Makes 4 servings.
Total Time:
30 mins
Ingredients
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2 teaspoonsfinely shredded orange peelsee savings

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1 cuporange juicesee savings

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1/4 cupbalsamic vinegar or white wine vinegarsee savings

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1 tablespooncornstarchsee savings

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2 teaspoonshoneysee savings

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1 teaspooninstant chicken bouillon granulessee savings

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Dashwhite peppersee savings

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2 cupssliced fresh shiitake or buttom mushroomssee savings

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4small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 12 ounces total)see savings

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2 tablespoonsmargarine or buttersee savings

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8 ouncestomato linguine and/or plain linguine, cookedsee savings

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Snipped chives (optional)see savings

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Orange slices, halved (optional)see savings

Directions
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Place each chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Working from center to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/8-inch thickness. Remove plastic wrap.
2.
In small bowl stir together the orange peel, orange juice, vinegar, cornstarch, honey, bouillon granules, and pepper. Set aside.
3.
In a large skillet cook mushrooms in hot margarine or butter until tender; remove from skillet. In the same skillet cook chicken over medium heat about 4 minutes or until no longer pink, turning once. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm. Return mushrooms to skillet. Stir orange juice mixture; add to mushrooms. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Serve chicken and sauce over linguine. Sprinkle with chives and garnish with orange slices, if desired. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 434, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 329 mg, Carbohydrate 62 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 25 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 55%, Calcium 3%, Iron 15%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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