Sunshine Chicken with Orange Rice

Shanna
Feb 13, 2024
2 min read

We've enjoyed this fast and easy meal for over a decade, and it always hits the spot. The chicken is combined with sweet carrots and onions in a delicious sauce. When you serve it alongside orange rice, the flavors are perfect with each other. It's a sunny and comforting meal that even the pickiest of eaters will enjoy. Yes, they may eat around the onions, but they will love them someday!

Sunshine Chicken with Orange Rice

4 servings

For the rice:

2/3 cup diced celery

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 cups orange juice

1 cup uncooked long grain rice

3/4 cup water

2 tablespoons grated orange peel

1 tablespoon dried minced onion

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

In a saucepan, sauté the celery in butter until tender. Add the remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

For the chicken:

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

2 cups sliced carrots

1 small onion, sliced into rings

1 tablespoon cornstarch

2/3 cup orange juice

1/3 cup orange marmalade

4 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

In a large skillet, sauté chicken in butter for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and ginger. Stir in carrots and onions and cook for a few minutes. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth. Stir in marmalade, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Step-by-step tutorial:

You will want to start your rice first. The ingredients for the rice are celery, butter, orange juice, rice, an orange (for the peel), minced onion, salt and thyme.

In a saucepan, sauté the celery in the butter until tender.

Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

While the rice is cooking, you can make the chicken. You will need a pound of chicken breasts, butter, ginger, carrots, an onion, cornstarch, orange juice, orange marmalade, brown sugar, and lemon juice. The sauce this makes is so incredible!

In a large skillet, brown the chicken in butter. Season with salt, pepper, and ginger. Add the carrots and onions. Sauté for a few minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and orange juice until smooth. Add the marmalade, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Whisk to combine. Add to the skillet and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.