Orange Juice Chicken

Chicken baked with an orange juice/mustard/brown sugar mixture which is then transformed into a light, tangy orange sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 372 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 cups orange juice
• 2 tablespoons prepared Dijon-style mustard
• ½ cup packed brown sugar, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread mustard evenly over the chicken and sprinkle with chopped onion. Coat lightly with 1/4 cup of the brown sugar and pour in enough orange juice to cover chicken. Add butter on top.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, then remove leftover sauce from baking dish and pour into a saucepan. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and return to oven.

Step 4

Whisk flour into sauce in saucepan. Add any leftover orange juice and heat on high until the sauce thickens. Remove chicken from oven and place on a serving dish; pour sauce over the chicken or into a gravy boat, and serve.