Orange Thyme Chicken Breasts Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine butter, garlic, basil, salt and pepper; drizzle over chicken. Arrange onion and orange slices on top. Bake, uncovered, 50 minutes., In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, orange juice and soy sauce until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. , Drain chicken; brush with orange juice mixture. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180 C.
• Combine all ingredients but chicken in a saucepan.
• Stir over low heat until melted and well combined.
• Cool slightly then add chicken.
• Toss to coat then chill for 15 minutes.
• Place 1 cup of water in a roasting pan.
• Position wire rack over pan.
• Place chicken on rack, bake 35 minutes.
• Brush every 10 minutes with reserved marinade.

Steps:

• Mix orange juice, olive oil, honey, thyme, salt and pepper to make a marinade.
• Add chicken and coat well.
• Cover and refridgerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Place chicken covered with marinade on a baking sheet.
• Bake, basting occasionally, until cooked, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour the chicken broth into a small roasting pan, and set aside.
• Loosen the skin from the breasts and thighs of the chicken. Stuff the butter pieces evenly underneath the skin of the chicken, and place into the roasting pan. Squeeze the orange halves over the chicken, and stuff the orange halves into the chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then rub in the minced garlic. Drizzle the melted butter all over the chicken, then lay the herb sprigs onto the breast and around the legs.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and baste the chicken with the pan juices. Continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 1 to 2 hours. Baste the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes after you uncover it. Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before slicing.