Prickly Pear Chicken

This unique sweet and spicy chicken is baked in a marinade of fruit juice, chile peppers, a hint of molasses, and mouthwatering prickly pear.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 320 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 limes, juiced
• 4 chicken thighs
• 2 potatoes, chopped
• 4 chicken legs
• 6 chile peppers, minced
• 1 ½ orange, juiced, divided
• 2 prickly pears, washed with spines removed
• ½ cup peeled and cubed turnips
• 5 large mushrooms, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Combine chile peppers, lime juice, and garlic in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup orange juice and molasses; stir until marinade is combined.

Step 3

Shred the prickly pears in a food processor; mix into marinade.

Step 4

Place chicken legs, chicken thighs, potatoes, turnips, and mushrooms in a baking pan; pour in marinade and remaining orange juice. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 1 to 8 hours.

Step 5

Bake chicken in preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).