Sauced Root Beer Chicken
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Sauced Root Beer Chicken – This simple, sauced root beer chicken recipe is overflowing with fabulous flavor. Your choice for the cut of chicken to be used, and can be all oven baked, or first baked and finished on the BBQ. An easy chicken recipe thats scrumptious!
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Sauced Root Beer Chicken
3 pounds of chicken
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup root beer
1 cup catsup
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons worcestershire sauce
3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Directions to make Sauced Root Beer Chicken
Step 1:
Prehat the oven to 350. Coat a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken pieces in baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until no pink remains in the chicken and juices run clear.
Step 2:
In medium saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients; mix well and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes until reduced by half.
Step 3:
Preheat the grill to medium heat. Coat the cooked chicken with the sauce and grill for 5 minutes per side, basting frequently with the remaining sauce. Serve with the remaining sauce for dipping.
Step 4:
If no grill is available, you can cover the cooked chicken with the prepared sauce and bake uncovered another 10 minutes until the sauce is sticky.
Low Cal Chicken and Sauce
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Low Cal Chicken and Sauce -This super simple, low cal chicken and sauce recipe is sensational. Lean, meaty, chicken breast strips are stir fried in a tangy, tasty sauce, in only 10 minutes! This super simple recipe tastes just like something you would get at your favorite restaurant, only we made it healthy by reducing the fat and sodium. Truly delicious.Prep Time: 5-10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Servings: 4 Main Ingredient: Chicken Breast Difficulty Level: 2 |
Ingredients to make Low Cal Chicken and Sauce
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
2 cup cooked white rice, kept hot
Rind of a small orange sliced into thin strips
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup canned chicken broth, reduced-sodium
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp peanut oil
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 medium scallions, chopped
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or 1 dried chili pepper, minced
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Directions to make Low Cal Chicken and Sauce
Step 1:Stir fry chicken strips in oil, in skillet. In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, broth, sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and vinegar, then set aside.
Step 2:Now mix in the sauce and let simmer until the chicken is cooked all the way through and the sauce starts to get thick, this should take approximately 3-4 minutes. On a plate, serve chicken and sauce over rice and garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Step 3:**For added nutritional value, substitute the white rice with brown rice
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