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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Orange Juice Chicken

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats			2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I prefer thighs, but use whatever is handy)
		Seassoned meat tenderizer
		Garlic powder
		Poultry Seasoning
1		Dried jap chili, or cayenne pepper
1/2	c	Orange juice
1/2	c	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit. Wash chicken and place in an 8x8x2
baking dish. Sprikle each side of chicken heavily with the meat tenderizer.
Sprikle less generously with the garlic powder and poultry seasoning. Tear
the jap chili in half and sprikle the seeds over the chicken, or sprikle a
very *small* amount of cayenne on one side of each breast. Gently pour the
orange juice in the pan, avoiding washing the spices off the chicken.
Repeat with the water. Cover the dish with a lid or foil and bake for one
hour. Remove the covering and baste chicken periodically for another ten
minutes.
I like this served with rice and green beans. The sauce is absoloutly
heavenly. The chili or pepper can be eliminated with equally delicious yet
not hot results. Much of the spices will come off the chicken to flavor the
sauce, but enough will remain to give the chicken an excellent flavor.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 07 Sep 96
From:    "Alicia C. Feazell" <Z3LIS@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
Date:    Sun, 8 Sep 1996 10:22:41 -0600

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