Recipe: Chicken in Spicy Orange Sauce (using chicken breasts, serves 2)

CHICKEN IN SPICY ORANGE SAUCE

1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup orange juice
1 green or red bell pepper, cut into strips
Grated rind of one orange
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Combine flour, paprika, salt, and pepper and roll chicken in mixture. Reserve excess flour mixture.

Heat oil in skillet. Brown chicken in oil. Transfer to a casserole dish.

In same oil, saute onion and garlic until soft.

Sprinkle leftover flour on garlic in skillet and stir to blend. Add chicken broth and juice and mix until flour is dissolved. Add green pepper, orange rind, parsley, lemon juice, cumin, oregano and crushed pepper. Cook over medium heat until sauce is thick and smooth. Pour over sauce over chicken in casserole.

Cover and bake at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes.

Makes 2 servings
Adapted from source: Margo Oliver's Cookbook for Seniors: Nutritious Recipes for One-Two-Or More by Margo Olive