Chicken And Mandarin Oranges

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cups rice, cooked and hot
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, fresh and minced

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the salt, ginger and pepper. sprinkle over both sides of chicken.
• 2 in a nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil for 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• 3 remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
• 4 reduce heat to medium low.
• 5 drain oranges, reserving juice.
• 6 stir juice, onion and red pepper flakes into skillet.
• 7 cook and stir for about 3 minutes or until onion is tender. bring to a boil.
• 8 return chicken to skillet. reduce heat; cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
• 9 place chicken over rice; keep warm.
• 10 combine corstarch and water until smooth.
• 11 gradually stir into skillet. bring to a boil; cook and stir for about 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
• 12 add mandarin oranges; heat through.
• 13 pour sauce over chicken.
• 14 sprinkle with cilantro.