ELEGANT ORANGE-ALMOND CHICKEN

Elegant Orange-Almond Chicken image

Chicken pieces smothered in a sweet, almondy mushroom sauce. Mmm!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (8 ounces)
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup almond-flavored liqueur or orange juice
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Steps:

Mix flour, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
Heat oil in 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat until hot.
Cook chicken in oil about 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet with tongs; keep warm.
Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet. Cook mushrooms in 1 tablespoon drippings over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove mushrooms from skillet.
Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add orange juice and liqueur. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping up any brown bits, until mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in mushrooms; heat through. Serve mushroom mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with almonds and cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 280 mg