Orange Molasses Glazed Chicken Recipes

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Squeeze the oranges until you have 3 cups of juice.
• In a large skillet, combine the juice, molasses and vinegar and bring to a boil over high heat, skimming foam periodically.
• Boil until you have only about a half cup of thick glaze.
• This takes 10-15 minutes.
• Set half the glaze aside in a separate container for serving with the chicken.
• Place the chicken breast halves on the baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
• Brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze two more times, until juices run clear when pierced, 35-40 minutes.
• Serve chicken hot with reserved glaze.

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Squeeze 5-6 oranges to yeild 3 cups of juice. In a large skillet, combine juice, 1/2 cup red-wine vingear and 1/4 cup molasses. Boil over high heat, skimming foam occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup; about 10-15 minutes. Reserve half the sauce for serving.
• Place chicken breasts on a rimmed baking sheet lined with tinfoil. Season generously with coarse salt and cracked pepper. Brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze and twice, at 20 minute intervals, until juices run clear when thickest part of meat is pierced with a fork - about 35-40 minutes. Serve hot with reserved glaze.

MOLASSES BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking dish.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Arrange in the prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix the molasses, vinegar, and mustard.
• Bake chicken 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Coat chicken with the molasses mixture. Continue baking 20 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear.

HONEY & ORANGE GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 12x16 inch baking pan and drizzle melted butter over it. Bake in a 325 degree oven for about 30 minutes. Combine orange mixture, honey, and dijon mustard and simmer over low heat for a few minutes until well blended. Baste chicken frequently with Honey and Orange glaze until tender and a rich golden color, about 30-40 minutes. Serve with brown rice.

HONEY-ORANGE GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine chili sauce, orange marmalade, mustard, garlic powder, 1 tablespoon melted butter, sugar and honey together in bowl and set aside as a glaze.
• Fry chicken (already cubed or cut into bite-size pieces) in butter over medium heat in large skillet or electric frying pan. Cook until browned on both sides then fold in glaze mixture and coat chicken well cooking an additional 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat & simmer, uncovered, about 10 more minutes, basting occasionally until chicken is tender. ** If you like chicken crispier, cook at higher heat and about 5 additional minutes **.
• Serve over white or brown rice or egg noodles.
• ** Note: If you like crispy chicken, you could first coat the chicken pieces in flour & deep fry them in oil - drain on paper towel - then return them to a skillet & coat with glaze mixture and cook as above.

BAKED ORANGE-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk orange juice, vegetable oil, orange zest, paprika, mustard, and salt in a bowl. Arrange chicken breast halves in a baking dish; pour orange juice mixture over chicken.
• Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 30 to 45 minutes, basting with orange glaze every 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).