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Orange You Lovin’ It Chicken

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • Canola oil spray

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium glass bowl, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate, garlic, orange zest, salt and pepper.
3. Add chicken to mixture and marinate in a gallon-size bag.
4. When ready to bake, lightly spray a baking dish with canola oil spray.
5. Place marinated chicken tenders onto baking dish, saving the marinade for basting.
6. Cook for about 15 minutes, turning and basting every 8 minutes.
7. Turn on broiler and brown chicken for about 2 minutes, being careful not to burn it.

Recipe hints: for best results, let chicken marinate in the soy mixture for 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Source: In the Kitchen with Kids by Barbara Hughston

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