Hello, I am Marie. Today, I will show you a way to make mandarin orange chicken recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipe
Mandarin Orange Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Mandarin Orange Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mandarin orange chicken using 8 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mandarin Orange Chicken:
- Prepare 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Prepare 1 cup juice of 3 mandarin oranges
- Make ready 3/4 cup brown sugar
- Get 1 orange zest of 4 mandarin oranges
- Take 2 stick fresh thyme
- Take 1 bunch baby spinach
- Prepare 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Make ready 4 tbsp minced garlic
Instructions to make Mandarin Orange Chicken:
- Heat EVOO in two large skillets (1 Tbsp for chicken, 2 Tbsp for spinach)
- Add chicken breasts to skillet with 1 Tbsp EVOO over medium-low heat.
- Add minced garlic and chopped thyme to the chicken.
- Zest four mandarin oranges.
- Add zest to chicken.
- Turn chicken as necessary. It should be collecting some color, not cooking through.
- Juice three mandarin oranges in a mixing bowl. It should come close to 1 cup.
- Add brown sugar to mixing bowl.
- Mix sugar and juice until they combine.
- Pour mixture on top of chicken.
- Raise heat to medium-high and allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes.
- Add spinach to pan with 2 Tbsp EVOO and toss to coat leaves over low heat.
- Add 3 Tbsp garlic and toss leaves to mix.
- Plate the spinach after leaves wilt a bit.
- Plate the chicken on top of the spinach.
- Retain the liquids from the chicken pan and use as a sauce to top the chicken.
- Serve hot.
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