* A Delicious Autumn Dinner *

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Chicken with Honey-Orange Sauce


Ingredients:

2 navel oranges

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 teaspoon pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (about 1 1/4 lbs.), trimmed and tenders removed

1 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 cup white cooking wine

1/2 cup golden raisins

2 tablespoons honey

1 3-inch cinnamon stick

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1. Zest and juice one orange. Remove the skin and white pith from the other orange, then halve and slice. Reserve zest and juice separately from the orange slices.

2. Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in shallow dish. Dredge chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess. Transfer the remaining flour to a small bowl, add broth and whisk to combine.

3. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add wine to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Add the flour-broth mixture, the reserved orange zest and juice, raisins, honey, cinnamon stick and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook, turning the chicken once or twice, until an instant-red thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers 165 degrees F and the sauce has thickened--10-12 minutes.

4. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Discard the cinnamon stick. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and garnish with the reserved orange slices and almonds. ENJOY!

(As you can see, we didn't use any almonds.)

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Sides

Sweet potatoes just wrapped in foil and baked in the oven. Afterward we melted some butter and added some honey and brown sugar with it to glaze over the potatoes. Yum!

Squash and zucchini sauteed together with some chopped onion and seasoning.

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We cooked this meal a couple of weeks ago. We all liked the chicken, but we accidently didn't cook the sweet potatoes long enough... so we weren't too crazy about them! They weren't very soft. We really enjoyed the squash, though!

Anyway, I thought this was an interesting dinner meal. Hope you all are enjoying your autumn suppers! :)