Thursday, November 11, 2010

Orange Ginger Chicken

After doing a recent post on a dressing for a salad, I've been craving the taste of oranges. This is a very simple recipe that takes no time at all that has incredible flavour! This goes great with couscous or rice.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
1 cup mushrooms - sliced
1 cup orange juice
2 TBSP light butter
2 TBSP cornstarch
1 small can of mandarin oranges (drained)
1 tsp fresh ground ginger root


Directions:

1. Add cornstarch to orange juice, stirring until smooth and set aside.

2. Melt butter in frying pan - and add 1 cup of sliced mushrooms add in tsp of fresh ground ginger root. Saute 2 minutes.

3,. Add chicken breasts, and cook on each side 8 minutes at medium heat.

4. Pour into the frying pan the orange juice cornstarch mixture, and reduce heat to low, cover and simmer chicken for 20 minutes.

5. Before serving add mandarin oranges.



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