Mandarin Chicken Tenders Recipes

MANDARIN CHICKEN BITES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. , In a skillet, brown chicken in butter until no longer pink. In a small saucepan, combine the oranges, marmalade and tarragon; bring to a boil. Pour over chicken; stir gently to coat. Serve warm, with toothpicks.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a small bowl. Dredge chicken in the flour to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken breasts until no longer pink and juices run clear. Set aside, and keep warm.
• Stir hoisin sauce and orange juice into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Mix in mandarin oranges, green onions, and cashews, Return chicken to the skillet. Continue cooking until all ingredients are heated through.

MANDARIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray chicken breasts with vegetable oil spray.
• Grill chicken breasts 4-6 minutes per side or until done (chicken should be brown in spots).
• Chop chicken into bite size pieces, set aside.
• Combine sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan.
• Heat over medium until sugar is dissolved, stirring often.
• Bring to boil.
• Combine cornstarch and water.
• Add to sauce pan, stirring often.
• Reduce heat and simmer 4-6 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• Pour chicken into a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Heat until chicken sizzles, then reduce heat and pour sauce over the chicken.
• Heat through.
• Serve over white rice.

MANDARIN CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat a skillet sprayed with oil over medium heat. Season chicken tenders to taste with salt or salt substitute and freshly ground black pepper. Add tenders to the skillet and brown tenders lightly on both sides, checking for donesness.
• Add orange juice and soy sauce to the skillet. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes. Add mandarin orange sections and simmer an additional 5 minutes.
• Flavor perk: Add 2 tablespoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger to soy sauce mixture.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a small bowl.
• Dredge chicken in the flour to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken breasts until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Set aside, and keep warm.
• Stir hoisin sauce, red pepper flakes and orange juice into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits.
• Let cook for a few minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
• Return chicken, mandarin oranges, green onions, and cashews, to the skillet.
• Continue cooking just until all ingredients are heated through.
• Serve over hot rice.

MANDARIN CHICKEN BITES

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.
• In a 10-inch skillet, combine chicken cubes, broth, soy sauce and Worcestershire.
• Heat to boiling over medium heat; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is fork-tender (about 10-15 minutes).
• With a slotted spoon, remove chicken from broth and let cool slightly.
• Place spinach leaves in a colander.
• Pour boiling water over leaves.
• Drain and set aside to cool.
• Place a cube of chicken at stem end of a spinach leaf and wrap leaf around chicken so that chicken still shows on sides.
• Secure end of leaf with a wooden pick.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• (Recipe can be prepared up to this point one day ahead.) To serve, place one mandarin orange at the end of each wooden pick.
• Serve with Curry Mayonnaise Dip (recipe follows).
• Curry Mayonnaise Dip: Blend all ingredients and refrigerate to allow flavors to mature.