Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Quick and Easy Back to School Recipe

Don't blink, you'll miss it.  This recipe would probably feed my family for 2 meals and maybe a lunch.  My oldest would probably flip to have this in his luch box!  He LOVES orange chicken! 






Orange BBQ Chicken

Recipe Yields: 6

Recipe Serving Size: 5 ounces

Servings Per Recipe: 6 serving

Ingredients

3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

4 tablespoons Homemade Gourmet® Kansas City Rub

2 cups orange juice

1 gallon zipper freezer bag


Directions

1. Place all ingredients into a gallon sized ziptop freezer bag and SMOOSH. After labeling, Orange BBQ Chicken, freeze until the day of cooking. This is a 4 meals in 4 minutes™ recipe, so your cooking options are:


BAKE: Thaw meat and marinade. Preaheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour entire contents of bag into baking dish and cover. Bake approximately 40 minutes or until steak has reached desired doneness.


SLOW COOKER: Thaw until meal can slide out of bag. Place entire contents of bag into slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low 6-8 hours.


GRILL: Thaw and discard marinade. Preheat grill to medium high heat. Place meat on grill and cook about 3-5 minutes per side depending on desired doneness.

 + You may substitute the chicken with 3 pounds pork chops for a variation on this recipe… Make both and fill your freezer quick and easy!

Nutrition Facts



Serving size: 5 ounces


Servings per container: 6


Amount/Serving


Calories 190 Calories From Fat 30


% Daily value*


Total Fat 3.5g 5 %
Cholesterol 75mg 25 %
Sodium 370mg 15 %
Total Carbohydrate 10g 3 %
Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
Sugars 7g
Protein 27g

* Percent Daily Value (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


Important: This information is accurate only if nothing has been added (e.g. egg wash, icing, etc.)

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