Chicken pieces smothered in a sweet, almondy mushroom sauce. Mmm!
Elegant Orange-Almond Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (8 ounces)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup almond-flavored liqueur or orange juice
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Mix flour, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
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Step2Heat oil in 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat until hot.
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Step3Cook chicken in oil about 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet with tongs; keep warm.
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Step4Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet. Cook mushrooms in 1 tablespoon drippings over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove mushrooms from skillet.
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Step5Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add orange juice and liqueur. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping up any brown bits, until mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in mushrooms; heat through. Serve mushroom mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with almonds and cilantro.
Nutrition
340
Calories
19 g
Total Fat
29 g
Protein
14 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Cholesterol
- 85 mg
- Sodium
- 280 mg
- Potassium
- 360 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 29 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 12%
- 12%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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