Chicken with orange juice and fresh herbs is a flavor-packed dish that is sure to impress your taste buds. It is made with a combination of juicy chicken, citrusy orange juice, and aromatic herbs that come together to create a delightful and refreshing meal. Juicy chicken breasts or thighs are marinated in a vibrant mixture of orange juice, zesty lemon juice, flavorful garlic, and a medley of fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, and sage. This marinade not only adds flavor to the chicken but also tenderizes it, ensuring a succulent and tender result. Once marinated, the chicken is cooked to perfection, either by pan-searing, roasting, or grilling, depending on your preference. Every bite of this dish is a symphony of textures and flavors, making it a perfect choice for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ORANGE JUICE CHICKEN
This is the perfect quick and easy healthy chicken recipe! The orange juice sauce is the best!
Provided by Sherrie M.
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread mustard evenly over the chicken and sprinkle with chopped onion. Coat lightly with 1/4 cup of the brown sugar and pour in enough orange juice to cover chicken. Add butter on top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, then remove leftover sauce from baking dish and pour into a saucepan. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and return to oven.
- Whisk flour into sauce in saucepan. Add any leftover orange juice and heat on high until the sauce thickens. Remove chicken from oven and place on a serving dish; pour sauce over the chicken or into a gravy boat, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 371.8 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 83.7 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 314.7 mg, Sugar 38.1 g
ORANGE HERB ROASTED CHICKEN
This whole roasted chicken turns out terrifically flavorful and tender, and the broth left in the bottom is a perfect gravy in itself!
Provided by Nellie Fiorenzi
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour the chicken broth into a small roasting pan, and set aside.
- Loosen the skin from the breasts and thighs of the chicken. Stuff the butter pieces evenly underneath the skin of the chicken, and place into the roasting pan. Squeeze the orange halves over the chicken, and stuff the orange halves into the chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then rub in the minced garlic. Drizzle the melted butter all over the chicken, then lay the herb sprigs onto the breast and around the legs.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and baste the chicken with the pan juices. Continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 1 to 2 hours. Baste the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes after you uncover it. Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 705 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 263.4 mg, Fat 53.5 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 46.7 g, SaturatedFat 25.8 g, Sodium 379.5 mg
CHICKEN & GARLIC WITH FRESH HERBS
The key to this savory chicken is the combination of garlic and fresh rosemary and thyme. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes or crusty Italian bread. -Jan Valdez, Lombard, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Remove from pan., Remove skillet from heat; add halved garlic cloves and brandy. Return to heat; cook and stir over medium heat until liquid is almost evaporated, 1-2 minutes., Stir in stock, rosemary and thyme; return chicken to pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 170°, 6-8 minutes. Sprinkle with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 346mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CHICKEN IN FRESH HERBS
Enjoy this herb flavored chicken sprinkled with pepper that's ready in just 30 minutes - perfect for dinner.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- Cook all ingredients except pepper in skillet 15 to 20 minutes, turning chicken once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Sprinkle with pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 380 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g
CHICKEN WITH ORANGE JUICE AND FRESH HERBS
Make and share this Chicken With Orange Juice and Fresh Herbs recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef TraceyMae
Categories Chicken
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 Pieces, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry.
- Place on a lightly oiled grill over medium hot coals and cook for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
- While chicken is cooking, combine all remaining ingredients in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture is reduced and slightly thickened.
- Transfer chicken to a platter and pour sauce over top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.2, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 384.9, Carbohydrate 17.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 16, Protein 30.6
FRESH HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH BURNT ORANGE-BLACK PEPPER SAUCE AND GREEN ONION PUREE
Steps:
- Place herbs under the skin of the breast of the chicken. Rub the chickens with olive oil and marinate covered in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Truss the chickens and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place the chickens on a rack and roast for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and continue roasting for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest.
- Place orange juice in a medium saucepan and cook over high heat until reduced to a thick caramelized syrup. Place chicken stock in a medium saucepan and cook until reduced by 3/4. Add the stock to the orange juice and cook for 5 minutes. Whisk in butter and pepper. Season with salt to taste.
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Fold the puree into the mashed potatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste.
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND FRESH HERBS
This results in exceptionally moist and tender chicken, with the bonus of being a complete meal. The veggies get bathed in the chicken juices, resulting in an easy, delicious one-pan dinner. It's low-maintenance once it's in the oven too; no basting, no fussing. You may want to add extra garlic cloves in the pan; after roasting they're sweet and delicious and taste great when squeezed out onto the chicken meat or potatoes. Do try the parsnip in this dish, rather than the more traditional carrot; the parsnip gets very sweet when roasting and goes so well with the chicken. This dish is easy enough for weeknights, spiffy enough for company!
Provided by Lennie
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Please note you won't use the entire bunches of both herbs, but you do need a fair amount.
- Preheat oven to 400°F, have ready a shallow roasting pan.
- Cut the potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips into chunks about one-inch square.
- Place the potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, two onions (peeled and quartered) and 4 of the garlic cloves in the shallow roasting pan; sprinkle generously with coarse (kosher) salt and freshly ground black pepper, then drizzle with a few teaspoons of olive oil; toss with your hands to coat all the veggies.
- Nestle one sprig of fresh rosemary and one sprig of thyme into the veggies, then set pan aside.
- On a cutting board, quarter one of the lemons (unpeeled) into wedges, slice the remaining 2 garlic cloves in half (leave skins on), then place the remaining onion quarters beside them, along with several sprigs of fresh rosemary and fresh thyme; sprinkle these items generously with salt and pepper.
- Traditionally, you salt and pepper the inside of a chicken to be roasted; I find this very awkward to do so I salt and pepper what I'm going to stuff inside the bird, instead.
- Now stuff all into the cavity of the chicken and then truss (tie up with kitchen string) the bird, if desired (it's not necessary); my grocery store sells birds already trussed so I just have to slip the tips of the drumsticks out from the under the string then tuck them back in when I'm done.
- Place chicken atop the vegetables in the roasting pan.
- Juice the remaining lemon; chop up some fresh rosemary and fresh thyme.
- Rub the juice all over the chicken, then drizzle a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over the bird; sprinkle with the fresh herbs, then the paprika, then the salt and pepper.
- Roast in preheated oven for 40 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375°F and continue to roast another 30 minutes or so, until the juices around the thigh run clear; a smaller bird may only take another 20 minutes, while a larger bird could require another 40 minutes.
- When chicken is done, remove it to a cutting board and cover with a tent of foil to keep warm; let chicken sit for 15 minutes before carving.
- While chicken is resting, give the veggies a good stir in the roasting pan (there will be lots of flavourful chicken juices in the pan) and return to oven.
- After chicken has rested, carve bird, place on platter, remove veggies from oven, and serve.
- This smells incredible as it roasts, so expect the folks at your dinner table to be extremely eager to dig in!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.7, Fat 25.6, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 53.5, Sodium 127.6, Carbohydrate 56, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 8.5, Protein 18.8
CHICKEN AND HERBS
Judy Sargent of Rome, New York sent the recipe for this moist and tender chicken. Nicely seasoned with a variety of herbs, it's easy to prepare...but seems special enough for company.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Arrange chicken in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Whisk together the oil, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, rosemary, pepper, sage, marjoram and hot pepper sauce. Pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 30-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally. Remove and discard skin from chicken. Sprinkle with parsley. Drizzle with juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 90mg cholesterol, Sodium 373mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
Tips:
- Choose the right orange juice. Freshly squeezed orange juice is the best option for this recipe, as it will give the chicken a more vibrant flavor. If you don't have fresh orange juice, you can use store-bought orange juice, but make sure to choose a brand that is 100% juice and has no added sugar.
- Use a variety of fresh herbs. The herbs in this recipe add a lot of flavor, so don't be afraid to use a variety of them. Some good options include thyme, rosemary, sage, and oregano.
- Don't overcook the chicken. Chicken is a delicate meat, so it's important not to overcook it. Cook the chicken until it is just cooked through, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Serve the chicken immediately. Chicken is best served immediately after it is cooked. This will help to keep the chicken moist and flavorful.
Conclusion:
This chicken with orange juice and fresh herbs is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The chicken is moist and flavorful, and the orange juice and herbs add a bright and refreshing flavor. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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