Chicken Recipe:

EASY ORANGE CHICKEN

When my children were young, chicken was a less expensive meat, therefore I made a lot of chicken recipes. So many that I actually had to invent new recipes to keep my children interested in eating it as often as we did. Since it was mainly for them I kept in mind that their tastes were simple and less refined than adults. Therefore, I came up with this simple easy chicken recipe. I also found it a good change of pace from ordinary. This recipe though is not for those on sugar-restricted or diabetic diets.

Grocery list:
1)One cut-up chicken or chicken legs and thighs combination
2)Salt
3)Pepper
4)One 10 ounce can of frozen Orange Juice concentrate

Preparation:
1)Take out and allow to thaw at room temperature or in a bowl of water the frozen Orange juice concentrate.
2)Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3)Remove skin from chicken pieces.
4)Wash chicken pieces and pat dry gently.
5)Pierce the pieces at least once per side with a fork. This allows the flavor of the orange juice to permeate throughout the chicken.
6)Place chicken in shallow baking pan.
7)Lightly season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
8)Pour thawed Orange concentrate over chicken pieces.
9)Place in oven to bake.
10)Baste chicken every fifteen to twenty minutes during baking process.
11)Chicken should be done in one hour to one hour and twenty minutes.
12)Check for doneness by piercing the pieces. When the juices run clear then they are done.
13)Remove from oven and baste one last time.
14)Let stand for ten minutes.

This recipe is great served with any type of potatoes or a green/macaroni salad. Rolls/bread sticks/garlic bread or also great with it too.