Christmas always seems to involve oranges to me. Being starving as I got home today, with almost nothing to cook, I whipped up this orange chicken in no time. It was pretty good!
I took two boneless, skinless chicken breasts and placed them in a big plastic bag. I'm only cooking for two but feel free to modify the recipe to fit your diners. (A great place to get chicken is Costco, I get 12 chicken breasts for about $20.) I always like to pound out my chicken so that it is a bit thinner. It cooks so much quicker! I like to just use my regular rolling pin...it gets lots of aggression out too. Pound the chicken out so it is about 3/4 of an inch thick. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
Heat a skillet to medium heat and add one table extra virgin olive oil and one tablespoon butter. Let them melt together and then add the chicken. Brown the chicken on both sides...I'm paranoid so I let it cook for about 7 minutes per side.
Add about half a can of orange juice concentrate. Let this reduce down for several minutes until it becomes thick. Keep pouring the sauce over the chicken to coat it. Add about 1/4 cup of chopped roasted and salted Almonds (Blue Diamond is great). Let everything meld together and serve with some pasta or rice. I made some penne and asparagus to go along with the chicken and it was wonderful! It was a quick and delicious meal!!!
NOTE: I'm going to get a new camera tomorrow, so these entries won't be dull for long!!!!
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