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Carrie's Chicken

2 chicken breast
lemon juice
lime juice
lemon pepper
rosemary

Place chicken in a baking dish, pour enough lime juice to just fill bottom of dish.  Add enough lemon juice to cover 1/3 of chicken.  Let set for 2-3 minutes, flip chicken, let set another 2-3 minutes.  Remove chicken from juice.  Sprinkle chicken with lemon-pepper and rosemary.  Cook on a foreman grill.

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Orange-Cashew Chicken and Rice

prepared rice
1- 11 ounce can mandarin oranges
1/4 cup chopped cashews
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons teriyaki sauce
3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup chopped bok choy
1/4 cup minced chives

Drain oranges, reserving 1/2 cup oranges and 2 Tablespoons juices.

In a small bowl, combine the cashews, broth, soy, teriyaki, and reserved juice; set aside.  In a large wok, stir-fry chicken in oil until no longer pink.  Add cashew mixture; cook 1 minutes longer.  Add bok choy, chives, and reserved oranges; cook and stir 2 minutes.

Fluff rice with fork; serve with chicken mixture.

Yield: 3 servings

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Chicken Sate with Curried Peanut Sauce

Sate
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 lb. chicken breast

Sauce
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 cup water

1) In medium bowl, stir together all sate ingredients except chicken. Cut chicken into thin strips and place in bowl with marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 1-24 hours.

2) Soak wooden skewers in water 30 minutes

3) In medium sauce pan stir together all sauce ingredients except water. Slowly stir in water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 3-5 minutes to thicken.

4) Heat grill. Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Thread chicken onto skewers. Place chicken on gas grill over medium high heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from coals. Cover and grill 5 to 6 minutes turning once.

5) Serve with the sauce

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Honey Mustard Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (about 4 ounces each)
1 2/3 cup finely crushed corn flakes
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup dijon mustard
1/3 cup honey

Preheat oven to 400*.  Line baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Coat foil with cooking spray.  Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces.
Combine crushed corn flakes, parmesan, and pepper in a medium bowl; mix well.  In another bowl, mix dijon and honey.  Dip chicken in honey mustard; coat with corn flake mixture.  Place in a single layer on prepared pan.
Bake chicken nuggets until golden and no longer pink in the center, 16-18 minutes.

Serves 8.

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Glazed Citrus Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound)
2 oranges, sliced in half
2 lemons, sliced in half
2 limes, sliced in half
2 Tablespoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1- 12 ounce can apricot halved, drained
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon butter
dash of nutmeg
prepared rice

In a 13x9 inch glass baking dish, place chicken.  Squeeze juice from one half of each orange, lemon, and lime over chicken.  Thinly slice and set aside remaining citrus fruit halves for garnish (and flavoring rice).  Sprinkle seasoned salt and pepper over chicken.  Cover and bake in 400* oven for 30 minutes.  While chicken is baking prepare glaze.  In blender, process apricot halves.  In a small saucepan, combine processed apricots, brown sugar, butter, and nutmeg.  Heat over medium heat until bubbles appear.  Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring once or twice.  Pour glaze over chicken breasts and bake, uncovered, additional 10 minutes.

Serving:
Serve over rice (place sliced citrus on rice).

Serves: 4

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Orange Chicken


Ingredients:

Servings:

6

Orange Sauce for Stir Fry

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
  1. 1 Place chicken pieces in large bowl.
  2. 2 Stir in egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well.
  3. 3 Stir cornstarch and flour together.
  4. 4 Mix flour mixture and egg mixture.
  5. 5 Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
  6. 6 Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375 degrees.
  7. 7 Add chicken, small batches at a time, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden crisp.
  8. 8 (Do not overcook chicken).
  9. 9 Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside.
  10. 10 Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat.
  11. 11 Add 1 tablespoon oil.
  12. 12 Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant; about 10 seconds.
  13. 13 Add and stir-fry crushed chiles and green onions.
  14. 14 Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds.
  15. 15 Add Orange Sauce and bring to boil.
  16. 16 Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed.
  17. 17 Stir water into remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth and add to chicken.
  18. 18 Heat until sauce is thickned.
  19. 19 Stir in sesame oil and orange zest if desired.
  20. 20 Serve over jasmine rice.

http://www.food.com/recipe/panda-express-orange-chicken-103215

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Sweet and Sour Popcorn Chicken

Prep/Total Time: 25 minutes

1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 package (12 ounces) frozen popcorn chicken

In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry the green pepper and onion in oil for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Drain the pineapple, reserving the juice in a 2-cup measuring cup; set the pineapple aside.
Add enough water to measure 1-1/3 cups; stir in the vinegar, soy sauce and ketchup.

In a large bowl, combine brown sugar and cornstarch.
Stir in pineapple juice mixture until smooth.
Gradually add to the skillet.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened.
Add pineapple.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes or until heated through.

Meanwhile, microwave chicken according to package directions.
Stir into pineapple mixture.
Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings.

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