Rachael Rays Orange Freeze Recipes

ORANGE FREEZE

Steps:

• Put sherbet in the blender.
• Cover to top with club soda.
• Blend until smooth.

RACHAEL RAY'S ORANGE FREEZE

Steps:

• For each freeze, in a blender combine 3 scoops orange sherbet and 1 scoop vanilla ice cream.
• Add 1/4 liter lemon lime soda or lemon lime seltzer and 4 ice cubes to the blender.
• Set blender top in place and blend on high setting until frothy and smooth.
• Pour into fountain or tall glass and garnish glass rim with a round of lime and a straw. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

SMOKY ORANGE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.
• Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Saute onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side. Pair these sandwiches with your favorite sides or, with Red Cabbage Slaw and Crispy Topped Baked Beans.
• Combine cabbage and beets in a mixing or salad bowl. Sprinkle the slaw salad with walnuts. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer in a small pot: currants, water, lemon juice, vinegar and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and transfer mixture to a bowl. Whisk in currant jelly and oil. Pour dressing over the slaw salad. Toss salad to coat evenly with dressing. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve or, stored chilled up to 3 days.
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• In a medium skillet over medium high heat, brown bacon but do not fully crisp the pieces. Remove the skillet from heat and toss bread crumbs in the pan with the bacon and drippings. Add scallions to the bread crumbs and bacon and season the mixture with cracked black pepper, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Add 2 cans of barbecued beans or extra spicy beans to a shallow casserole dish. Top with bacon and bread crumb mixture and place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until top is crispy and beans are bubbly.
• Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy

CHAMPAGNE, DARLING? FREEZES

Steps:

• Blend lemon sorbet on low speed and pour in vodka or lemon liqueur in a slow stream. Add prosecco or Champagne. Pour cocktails into a chilled martini glass and serve, garnished with a sprig of mint.

ORANGE FREEZE

Steps:

• Blend milk, orange juice concentrate, fat free half-and-half, powdered sugar, water, vanilla and ice cubes in a blender until smooth. (Add additional ice cubes to get the consistency you like).
• Serve immediately with an orange slice to garnish.