Orange-Glazed Chicken With Pears

Orange-Glazed Chicken With PearsDavid Prince
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Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 20m | Total Time: 30m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and ginger in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until the sugar melts, about 3 minutes.
  2. Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper and add to the skillet. Cook 3 minutes per side.
  3. Add the onion, pear, wine, and orange zest and juice. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
  4. Transfer the chicken and pear slices to plates.
  5. Simmer the sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes, and pour over the chicken.
By Jane Kirby and Leslie Pendleton,  April 2004

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 324Calories From Fat 13%
  • Calcium  39mg
  • Carbohydrate  26g
  • Cholesterol  110mg
  • Fat  5g
  • Fiber  2g
  • Iron  2mg
  • Protein  42mg
  • Sat Fat  1g
  • Sodium  600mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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