Mexican Orange Chicken

This is my Mexican sister-in-law's recipe. It's so tender and delicious, most people say it doesn't even taste like chicken! Serve it with the juices left in the pan and a good bread to soak it all up! Yum! Hope you enjoy it!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 815 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup raisins (Optional)
• 8 chicken thighs
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 ½ cups cubed cooked ham
• ¼ cup chicken bouillon granules
• 8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 ½ cups canned pineapple chunks
• 1 (12 ounce) package bacon slices, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 8 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
• ¼ cup butter, cut into small chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish with a cover.

Step 2

Place the chicken drumsticks and thighs in the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Evenly distribute the ham, pineapple chunks, bacon, and raisins over the chicken.

Step 3

Stir together the orange juice and chicken bouillon granules in a bowl, and pour the mixture over the top of the dish. Dot the top evenly with chunks of butter.

Step 4

Cover, and bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is very tender and the sauce has started to reduce, about 1 1/2 hours. Uncover, baste the chicken pieces with the juices in the bottom of the pan, and return to the oven until the chicken is golden, about 30 more minutes.