Orange Baked Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

4		Boneless skinless chicken breasts - halved
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - melted
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt - (optional)
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3 tablespoons	45ml	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt - (optional)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground ginger
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Orange juice - boiling

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken breasts in baking dish. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 15 minutes, uncovered.

Put remaining butter in small saucepan. Add flour, salt, mustard, cinnamon, and ginger. Cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour on boiling orange juice, beating vigorously with a wire whisk. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes or until thickened. Pour over chicken and bake another 15 minutes. Set oven to broil and brown chicken for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1/8 recipe.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Very Lean Meat, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 200; Calories from Fat 55; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 3g; Cholesterol 81mg; Sodium 359mg; Without Added Salt 93mg; Carbohydrate 7g; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 5g; Protein 27g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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