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Baked Orange Ginger Chicken Breasts

Chicken breasts are baked in the oven with orange zest, honey, ginger, nutmeg and garlic.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts - or boneless chicken thighs

Sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp cooking oil - olive oil, grapeseed oil, canola oil etc.
  • 1 large orange - zested and juiced
  • 2 Tbsp honey - maple syrup or brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp salt and ground pepper - ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • Wash and scrub a large orange. Use a grater to zest the whole orange peel.
    peeled orange, orange zest, grater and paper towel on cutting board
  • Slice the orange in half then squeeze out orange juice. Remove any seeds.
    orange juice in glass citrus juicer with two sliced oranges
  • Add orange juice and orange zest to a bowl along with honey, ginger, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix together and set aside.
    white bowl of orange zest and spices with small red spatula
  • Add chicken breasts to a baking dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
    raw chicken breasts in white baking dish seasoned with salt and pepper
  • Pour the orange ginger sauce over top of the chicken.
    raw chicken breasts with orange sauce poured over top in white baking dish
  • Bake for 50 minutes, basting once or twice during the process.
    Chicken is cooked when the inside is no longer pink, juices run clear and reaches 165°F as an internal temperature when poked with a thermometer.
    baked orange ginger chicken breasts in white baking dish

Recipe Notes:

  • The size and thickness of your chicken breasts will vary the cooking time.
  • 5-6 oz chicken breast will only take 25-30 minutes.
  • The more chicken you cook at once, the longer it will take.
  • Use a Meat Thermometer: Poke it through the center of the chicken breast to read the temperature. Once it reaches 165°F internally, it’s cooked.
  • Consider brining the chicken in advance like we did with our ranch chicken breasts recipe. This simple step takes only 15 minutes and creates juicy, tender meat.
Nutrition
Sodium: 185mg | Sugar: 8g | Calories: 159kcal | Fat: 7g | Protein: 16g | Carbohydrates: 9g

Please note these nutritional values provided above are just an estimate. Actual numbers will vary based on brands and ingredients you choose, and your preferred portion sizes.

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