Orange Glazed Chicken with Sweet Potato & Fruit
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Yield
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
4 | teaspoons cornstarch, divided |
1/4 | teaspoon salt |
1/4 | teaspoon paprika |
1/4 | teaspoon black pepper |
4 | boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each) |
1 | teaspoon canola or vegetable oil |
1 | cup orange or tangerine juice |
1 | medium sweet potato, peeled |
1/4 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
4 | whole cloves |
1 | can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks in juice, undrained |
1/2 | cup chopped green onions |
1 | can (11 ounces) mandarin orange segments, drained |
Preparation
- Combine 3 teaspoons cornstarch, salt, paprika and pepper in small bowl; dust chicken with mixture.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; brown 4 minutes on each side. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer chicken to plate; keep warm. Stir orange juice into skillet, scraping up brown bits on bottom of skillet.
- Cut yam into 1/2-inch slices; cut each slice into quarters. Add yam, cinnamon and cloves to skillet; bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 5 minutes, stirring once. Return chicken to skillet; simmer, covered, 7 to 8 minutes or until yam is tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
- Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice. Combine remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and reserved juice until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture, pineapple and green onions into skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Add orange segments; cook and stir until heated through. Remove cloves before serving.
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