ORANGE CHICKEN

Home » Food and Drink » Main Course Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Search Diane Watkins Basic PLUS Author | 79 Articles Joined: June 13, 2006 United States A Healthy Quick Dinner Recipe For Busy Families - Orange Chicken By Diane Watkins | Submitted On March 05, 2007 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article It seems that our days are getting busier, and it's often hard to get a healthy and quick dinner recipe on the table at a reasonable time. Family dinners are an important part of the day and worth planning ahead to make sure there is a healthy quick dinner recipe available. Finding healthy recipes that are quick and easy can be a challenge, but with a little planning ahead cooking dinner can be a snap. Plan a weeks worth of menus in advance and shop using a list. This will save you money on impulse items, and you will have a quick menu planned for every night of the week. When planning, be sure to take into account any regular weekly activities such as little league or dance lessons. Sometimes a crock pot meal or a cook ahead entrée is best for these nights. Here is a healthy quick dinner recipe that is simple to prepare, then cooks quickly in only 15 minutes in the oven while you prepare a box of rice pilaf and green vegetable. This healthy quick dinner recipe will help solve tonight's dinner crisis and provide you with a winning entrée fit for a company meal. As a bonus, it can be halved or expanded to fit the number of servings needed and uses only one bowl and one baking dish, so cleanup is easy. If you're a dark meat fan, you could also use chicken thighs and legs for this recipe, but you would need to adjust the cooking time accordingly. Healthy Quick and Easy Orange Chicken Dinner 4 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled pinch black pepper 1 cup orange juice grated rind of 1 orange Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the chicken breasts in a 13x9x2" baking dish Drizzle the chicken with the melted butter and sprinkle with paprika. Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, until fork tender, basting occasionally with the pan juices. Serving Suggestion: Serve with a wild rice pilaf and green beans or a salad. Diane Watkins is a traditional southern style cook. She enjoys cooking, teaching, and writing about good food and family at [http://easysoutherncooking.com] Do you need more quick and easy dinner recipes complete with menu suggestions and shopping lists? Join our newsletter list for more easy quick dinner recipe ideas like this one at [http://www.easysoutherncooking.com/healthy-quick-dinner-recipe.html] Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Diane_Watkins/37373 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 7,820 times Word count: 373 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Food and Drink: Main-Course Diane Watkins Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Main Course Article Feed Main Course Article Feed Find More Articles Search Similar Articles Easy Chicken Recipes - Healthy Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken A Quick Dinner Recipe Perfect For Home Or Picnic A Popular Family Brown Rice Recipe With Chicken Mediterranean Chicken Recipe 6 Reasons to Try Tasty Baked Chicken Recipes Top 5 Healthy Simple Chicken Recipes That You've Never Heard of Before Healthy Pasta Salad Recipes That Are Easy 15 Minute Dinner - A Healthy Quick Recipe For Stir Fry Chicken With Zucchini Fast and Tasty Dinner Recipes for Busy Moms Organic Recipes - Chicken Fajita Quick Dinner Recent Articles 3 Hearty Potato Recipes for the Big Eater White, Brown, Basmati - The Many Avatars of Rice 5 Great Menu Combinations For Your Dine-In Movie Night Out Sage Recipes: 3 Tasty Dishes To Try For Dinner 3 Unique Curry Recipes That Will Make You An Even Bigger Fan 3 Meat Pie Recipes That Are a Must-Try Easy 30-Minute Main Dish Recipes for Anyone On the Go Is Porridge Considered a Nutritious Food? A Hamdog Why Kolkatans Crave for Chicken Biryani EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2017 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide