Chicken With Citrus Fruits: 3 Delicious Recipes

Chicken with citrus fruits

Chicken with citrus fruits like oranges or lemons are very popular dishes, but many people believe that it is quite difficult to prepare. But nothing could be further from the truth. You can easily cook citrus chicken yourself at home. In addition, you don’t need any fancy ingredients; everything you need can be found in any grocery store.

In addition, the result will be a nutritious and delicious dish with a very special touch, which will fill your home with an irresistible scent that will make your mouth water while you cook.

So don’t miss these three delicious citrus chicken recipes! If you combine oranges and lemons with other ingredients such as honey or mustard, you can prepare tasty dishes that delight every palate. Your whole family will absolutely love it!

Citrus Chicken: Orange and Honey

ingredients

• 4 chicken breast fillets
• 2 tablespoons of mustard
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 glass of freshly squeezed orange juice
• salt
• pepper

preparation

• First of all, you preheat your oven to 180 ° C and rinse the chicken very thoroughly.
• Then you put mustard and olive oil in a bowl and mix the two together well.
• Now you add the freshly squeezed orange juice and honey and stir everything together.
• You pour this mixture over the chicken fillets.
• Put the chicken in the oven for 45 minutes.
• And that’s it! The delicious chicken with orange and honey is ready.
• If you want, you can decorate it with some orange slices and enjoy.

Chicken with potatoes, orange and lemon

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut into four parts
• 1 bell pepper
• 6 potatoes
• orange juice
• Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 2 tablespoons of thyme
• 1 cup of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of mustard
• salt
• pepper
• oregano

preparation

• First you preheat your oven to 180 ° C.
• While the oven is heating up, cut the potatoes and peppers into small pieces. Then place the chicken with the vegetables on a baking sheet.
• Now you put the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Mix your spices, the orange and lemon juice, and the olive oil together well.
• Then you drizzle this mixture over the chicken, potatoes, and peppers and mix everything with your hands. Make sure that all of the chicken pieces are well covered in the sauce.
• Finally, add a glass of water and cook everything in the oven for an hour.

Citrus Chicken: Honey and Lemon Chicken with Potatoes

ingredients

• 6 potatoes
• 1 chicken, cut into 6 to 8 parts
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 3.5 tablespoons of mustard
• Zest and juice of two lemons
• 3 or 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 cube of chicken stock
• Thyme (ideally fresh)
• oregano
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• water

preparation

First you need to prepare the potatoes.

• Peel and wash the potatoes, then cut them into strips.
• Then you heat about 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and fry the potato strips in it.
• Then you season them with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Now fry the potatoes until they have turned golden brown.
• Now you put it aside.

Then you have to prepare the lemon sauce.

• First you put the remaining ingredients (garlic, chicken stock cubes, oregano, lemon juice and the zest, 3.5 tablespoons of olive oil, honey, mustard and 2 cups of water) in a bowl and mix everything together very thoroughly.
• Set the mixture aside for a moment.
• Now you preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
• Then you put the chicken pieces in a baking dish and pour the lemon sauce over them. Make sure you “bathe” the chicken well in it so that both sides are covered in the sauce.
• Then place the potatoes on the side next to the chicken in the pan.
• Now you cover the pan with aluminum foil and let everything cook in the oven for about half an hour.
• After 30 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and let the chicken bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• We wish you bon appetite!