chicken, baked with oranges, apricots and dried cranberries

By á-7976

Ingredients

• 6 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp rosemary
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup minced dried apricots
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 11 oz can dried mandarin oranges
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 tsp dried orange zest
• 2 tbsp. grand marnier

Preparation

Step 1

arrange chicken breasts in single layer in a lg deep pan. sprinkle with onion, paprika, rosemary, pepper, dried apricots, dried cranberries and mandarin oranges.
blend flour with 1/2 cup orange juice. add orange zest, grand marnier and remaining 1 1/2 cups of orange juice. pour over chicken.
bake uncovered in the oven at 350. baste every 15 minutes, for 45 minutes, or until juices run clear.
remove chicken from pan and cut into strips. place chicken strips over rice or angel hair pasta and cover with sauce.