Slow Cooked Mandarin Chicken Recipes

SLOW COOKER MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place bite sized pieces of chicken into slow cooker
• Add in green beans, orange juice, mandarin orange juice (reserving mandarins for later), broth, and all spices.
• stir to fully combine. cover slow cooker and cook on low 3-5 hours
• confirm when chicken is ready by using a meat thermometer. Chicken is safe to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
• 30-45 minutes prior to serving, mix cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of cold water in a separate bowl.
• stir cornstarch mixture into slow cooker and allow for your dish to cook for another 30 minutes.
• Add mandarin orange sliced into slow cooker and gently stir to combine. Be carefully not to mash up the mandarin pieces when stiring.

MANDARIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spread rice in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Top with chicken and mushrooms. Pour orange juice and broth over all. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and rice is tender. Garnish with oranges, paprika and parsley if desired.

CROCK POT MANDARIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in crock pot (no need to defrost). Add onion, carrots and mandarin oranges with juice. Salt and pepper lightly at this point... it will help your veggies sweat. Add lemon juice.
• 2. mix together soy sauce and teriyaki sauce, add to crock-pot.
• 3. After about half of cooking time, take some of juice and put in a small bowl... add cornstarch and mix together thoroughly. Add mixture back to crock-pot. Add broccoli florets and mix lightly. Taste for salt and add if needed.
• 4. Let simmer until carrots are tender but not mushy. Cook rice. (I made enough for 6) and use as base for plate.
• 5. This can be made on the 4hr setting or the 6 or 8hr settings, depending on the time you have. Just make sure to do the half way mark things according to your cooking time total. Enjoy!!