A Simple and Easy to Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipe

Mandarin orange chicken is a popular Chinese recipe, which is frequently served in Chinese restaurants. Mandarin chicken originated in the city of Beijing which is on the northeast coast of China. This orange mandarin chicken recipe uses hoisin sauce, orange juice, mandarin segments, cashew nuts and green onions for an authentic Chinese flavor.

This is a boneless chicken recipe which is cooked in a skillet. It is easy to make and does not take long to cook. Orange goes very well with poultry and this recipe is great served on a bed of white rice. You might like to pan fry some Chinese vegetables in another pan and serve them on the side.

Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipe

Ingredients -

1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 tablespoons Butter
1/3 cup Hoisin Sauce
1/3 cup Orange Juice
1 (11 ounce) can Mandarin Oranges, drained
1 tablespoon chopped Green Onions
1/4 cup chopped Cashews

Preparation:

Place flour in a small bowl. Dredge chicken in the flour to lightly coat.

Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken breasts until no longer pink and juices run clear. Set aside, and keep warm.

Stir hoisin sauce and orange juice into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Mix in mandarin oranges, green onions, and cashews, Return chicken to the skillet.

Continue cooking until all ingredients are heated through.

Serves 4

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A Picture of our Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipe. This Chinese orange mandarin chicken recipe is one of the recipes in our Easy Chicken Recipes collection although it has an international flavor it is so simple to make it really fits better with the other easy recipes. This chicken recipe has a wonderfully light taste that will make chicken lovers out of the most discriminating and picky eaters in your family.