Orange sauce chicken

By á-39535

*poultry

Ingredients

• 12 skinless boneless chicken breasts
• 2 eggs
• 1 C milk
• 2 C + 1 T flour (I use almond flour)
• 1 C bread crumbs
• 2 T butter or margarine
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C sliced almonds
• 1/4 C orange juice
• 1/4 t salt
• 2 T cornstarch
• 1/4 C lemon juice
• 1/2 C water
• 1/4 t black pepper

Details

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Beat together eggs and milk. Add 2 cups of the flour, salt, and pepper and beat until smooth. In a separate low bowl mix together bread crumbs and almonds. Dip the chicken in the egg and flour mixture then into the bread crumb mixture. Heat butter in a large skillet and sauté the coated chicken 8-10 minutes. Once the chicken in browned place in a slightly greased baking dish and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. While chicken is baking prepare the sauce by blending the sugar, 1/4 t salt, the cornstarch, 1 T flour, the orange juice, the lemon juice and the water in a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture boils. Let boil 3 minutes then remove from heat. Add 1 T of butter to the sauce and stir until dissolved. Remove chicken from the oven and cover with the sauce.