Honey Spiced Chicken With Orange Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 lbs chicken pieces
• 2 medium onions, sliced into rings
• salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup liquid honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 11 x 7-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat oil, brown the chicken over medium-high heat until brown on all sides (about 15 minutes).
• 4 place the chicken in the prepared baking pan; top with onions.
• 5 sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
• 6 mix the orange juice, with honey, lemon juice, ginger and nutmeg; pour over the chicken in the pan, add in the olives.
• 7 cover, and cook for 45-50 minutes, or until chicken is done.
• 8 arrange the chicken, onions and olives on a large serving platter.
• 9 pour pan juices into a saucepan; heat to boiling.
• 10 mix the cornstarch with cold water; stir into the juices in the saucepan.
• 11 cook, and stir until slightly thickened (about 1-2 minutes).
• 12 garnish chicken with orange slices; serve with orange sauce-- delicious!