Best Orange Molasses Glazed Chicken Recipes

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Squeeze oranges to yield 3 cups of juice. In a large skillet, combine juice, vinegar, and molasses. Boil over high heat, skimming foam occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve half the glaze for serving.
• Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Season generously with salt and pepper, and brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze twice, until juices run clear when pierced, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot with reserved glaze.

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Squeeze the oranges until you have 3 cups of juice.
• In a large skillet, combine the juice, molasses and vinegar and bring to a boil over high heat, skimming foam periodically.
• Boil until you have only about a half cup of thick glaze.
• This takes 10-15 minutes.
• Set half the glaze aside in a separate container for serving with the chicken.
• Place the chicken breast halves on the baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
• Brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze two more times, until juices run clear when pierced, 35-40 minutes.
• Serve chicken hot with reserved glaze.

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Squeeze 5-6 oranges to yeild 3 cups of juice. In a large skillet, combine juice, 1/2 cup red-wine vingear and 1/4 cup molasses. Boil over high heat, skimming foam occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup; about 10-15 minutes. Reserve half the sauce for serving.
• Place chicken breasts on a rimmed baking sheet lined with tinfoil. Season generously with coarse salt and cracked pepper. Brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze and twice, at 20 minute intervals, until juices run clear when thickest part of meat is pierced with a fork - about 35-40 minutes. Serve hot with reserved glaze.