Hey Amy!

This is a fairly healthy dish that is simple to create.  The key is in the basting.  I know, I know, you don’t have time to hover around the oven and baste this beast.  Well, let me tell you that it is worth it.  Figure out something else to do while you are between bastings.  Pay the bills, return emails, call your Mom or read heyamy!

This is not to be confused with the #72 Orange Chicken you get for take out.  This is a chicken dish with orange sauce.  I usually double the ingredients for the sauce so you can have some to serve with the chicken.  I put the additional sauce in a sauce pan and heat it for 10 minutes over a low to medium heat.

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 c. OJ (or 1 large orange)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
3 tsp. grated orange rind
1/3 c. vegetable oil
3/4 c. sliced fresh mushrooms

Preheat over to 400 (425 if you want crisper chicken).  Place chicken in shallow baking dish.  Mix rest of ingredients (except mushrooms) to make sauce and pour over each breast, coating well.  Bake for 25 minutes, basting often.  Turn, sprinkle mushrooms over top, baste again and bake another 15 minutes.  Remove and serve (with sauce as suggested above).

Remember, I cook and bake with a gas oven & stove top so pay attention to your chicken so it doesn’t get dry.  Every oven is different and the best way to insure your dishes are perfect is to pay attention to your equipment and practice, practice, practice!

xo me

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