Orange glazed chicken breasts full of fresh citrus flavor that's not too sweet and coats the chicken beautifully for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian American
Keyword glazed chicken, orange glazed chicken
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 55minutes
Total Time 1hour10minutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 643kcal
Author Kelly Wildenhaus | the hungry bluebird
Ingredients
1½cupsorange juice, plus 2 tablespoons (regular O.J. from the grocery works fine)
⅓cuplight corn syrup
3tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonDijon mustard
1tablespoonwhite vinegar
⅛teaspooncrushed red pepper, or more, I like heat with my sweet
Kosher salt and pepper
½cupall purpose flour
4bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves, trimmed of excess fat and skin
2teaspoonsvegetable oil
1medium shallot, minced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º. In medium bowl, whisk first 6 ingredients until combined. Season with a little salt and pepper. Set aside.
Place flour in a pie plate, season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and then coat chicken in flour, one piece at a time, shaking off excess flour.
Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet until shimmering. Add chicken, skin-side down, and brown well, about 10 minutes. Lightly brown other side, about 5 more minutes. Remove chicken to a plate.
Pour off all but 1 teaspoon of fat and add the minced shallot and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Increase heat to high and add the orange juice mixture. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to 1 cup, 6 - 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Tilt pan a little bit and use tongs to coat each chicken breast in the pooled glaze. Arrange chicken skin-side down in pan.
Transfer to oven and bake chicken until done, about 25 to 30 minutes, turning chicken skin-side up halfway through cooking. Transfer chicken to serving platter and let rest 5 minutes. Return skillet to high heat - BE CAREFUL, HANDLE WILL BE HOT - and cook glaze until thick and syrupy, stirring constantly, about a minute. A heatproof spatula should leave a wide trail when dragged through the glaze. Remove pan from heat and whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons of orange juice. Spoon a little glaze over each chicken breast and serve the rest on the side and/or over rice.
Notes
I think this sauce pairs so well with rice. You could also serve the chicken with potatoes or pasta.