Mandarin Orange Chicken

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 200.1

Total Fat: 1.6 g
Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
Sodium: 949.2 mg
Total Carbs: 16.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 27.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Mandarin Orange Chicken calories by ingredient

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 lb - chicken breast, skinless & boneless

1/2 - medium green bell pepper, chopped

1 - 8oz can - mandarin oranges, drained (reserve liquid for marinade)

1 tbsp - Ginger, ground

1 tsp - Salt

5 cloves - garlic (minced)

Marinade:

Juice reserved from drained Mandarin oranges above

1/2 cup - orange juice

2 tbsp - lite soy sauce

1 tsp - ginger, ground

1 clove - garlic (minced)

Directions

1) In a bowl, mix all ingredients listed for the Marinade. Set aside.

2) Season chicken breasts with salt & ground ginger & place them in a well greased 9X13 in. baking dish. Evenly spread minced garlic over the chicken breasts,then spread chopped bell pepper over chicken. Pour marinade over chicken & bell peppers, and finally top with mandarin oranges.

3) Cover lightly w/ foil & place in refrigerator for 2 hours.

4) Preheat oven to 350, place baking dish (with foil still on) in oven for 30 mins.

5) Revove all solid ingredients to a serving dish, and pour Marinade in to a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sauce has thickened to a syrup like consistency (about 5 minutes). Pour sauce over chicken and serve. (goes very well with rice)

Makes 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LILSTARLET.