Best 8 Grilled Orange Chicken Breasts Recipes

STICKY HONEY ORANGE GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl whisk together orange juice, orange zest, lemon juice, olive oil, hot sauce, dijon mustard and garlic.
• Place chicken thighs in a gallon size resealable bag, pour marinade over chicken then seal bag while pressing out excess air.
• Rub marinade over chicken, transfer to refrigerator and let marinate 1 - 6 hours.
• Preheat a grill over medium-high heat to about 400 degrees.
• While grill is preheating prepare glaze - in a small saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
• Whisk in honey, orange juice, orange zest, BBQ sauce and dijon mustard and remove from heat. Set aside about 1/3 cup for serving.
• Grill chicken about 4 minutes per side then brush with glaze and grill until cooked through (165 degrees in center) and slightly charred about 2 minutes per side more.
• Serve warm with reserved glaze, garnished with parsley if desired.
• Recipe source: adapted slightly from the Neely's

CHRIS' GRILLED ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken into a large bowl, and pour in the lemon juice, lime juice and orange juice. Sprinkle the mint leaves over, and drizzle with honey. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat a grill for medium heat. When the grill is hot, lightly brush the grate with oil.
• Place the chicken onto the preheated grill, and discard the marinade. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.

GRILLED ORANGE CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the chicken in a large resealable plastic bag; seal then lightly shake to mix.
• Add the chicken then turn to coat well.
• Seal and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• Drain and discard marinade.
• Grill uncovered, over medium-hot coals, turning often, 10-15 minutes or until juices run clear.

GRILLED SPICY ORANGE-BBQ CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Grate zest from 1 orange, then juice orange. Mix zest and juice with barbecue sauce and Sriracha sauce until blended. Pour half over chicken in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 15 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, heat grill to medium heat. Cut each of the 4 remaining oranges into 4 slices.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Place 8 orange slices on grill grate; top with chicken. Brush with some of the remaining barbecue sauce mixture.
• Grill chicken 5 min.; turn. Add remaining orange slices to grill. Cook 15 to 20 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning chicken and oranges occasionally and brushing with remaining sauce.
• Remove chicken and oranges from grill. Discard orange slices from under chicken. Serve chicken with remaining grilled orange slices.

GRILLED ORANGE CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Combine the first nine ingredients in a resealable plastic; add chicken and turn to coat. Seal and refrigerate for 1 hour. , Drain and discard marinade. Thread meat on metal or soaked wood skewers. Grill, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 6-8 minutes or until juices run clear, turning often.

GRILLED ORANGE CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine juice, sugars and salt; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until mixture reaches a glaze consistency. Remove from heat; stir in mustard and orange zest., Sprinkle chicken with lemon pepper. On a lightly greased grill rack, grill chicken, covered, over medium heat 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, brushing occasionally with some of the sauce during the last 5 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce.

GRILLED TAMARIND AND ORANGE GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, herbes de Provence, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; place chicken in marinade and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 6 hours, turning chicken occasionally in marinade.
• Whisk chicken broth, orange juice, sugar, orange zest, butter, tamarind paste, and ginger in a saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Cook at a vigorous boil, whisking often, until mixture has reduced to about 3/4 cup and glaze coats the back of a spoon, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chile-garlic sauce; season tamarind glaze with salt and black pepper.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Spray a grill pan with cooking spray. Pour about 3 tablespoons tamarind glaze into a small bowl for basting and set aside.
• Place chicken breasts onto preheated grill; discard used marinade. Grill chicken until browned, the meat is no longer pink inside, and the juices run clear, about 4 minutes per side, basting with reserved tamarind glaze. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a serving plate and serve with remaining tamarind glaze poured on top.

GRILLED ORANGE SESAME CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut 1 orange into wedges (peel intact); set aside. Of the remaining 2 oranges, remove zest of 1 and juice of both; place zest and juice in a glass bowl. Add lemon juice, vinegar, pepper, and mustard; whisk. Slowly whisk in sesame oil; set aside.
• Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap; pound with a meat tenderizer to 1/2 inch thick. Place chicken in a glass bowl; pour half reserved vinaigrette over chicken. Coat thoroughly, cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1 to 2 hours.
• Heat a grill or grill pan until very hot. Coat asparagus and zucchini with olive oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Grill vegetables and reserved orange wedges until tender. Remove chicken from marinade; season with remaining teaspoon salt; discard marinade. Grill until browned on both sides and cooked through. Arrange chicken and vegetables on platter; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with remaining reserved vinaigrette.