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    Published: Oct 14, 2019 by Kemi · This post may contain affiliate links

    Simple Orange Baked Chicken

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    This simple orange baked chicken is juicy, healthy, bursting with flavours and just incredibly delicious! This orange chicken recipe is perfect paired with other sides for dinner or you can serve as appetizer. This recipe is game changing and you are going to love it!

    Simple orange baked chicken picture. Easy and quick

    Orange baked chicken drumstick

    This orange chicken recipe is made with drumstick. This part of the chicken is more juicy than white meat and let me tell you this oven baked orange chicken drumstick is just divine. You can use other chicken parts like thighs and wings.

    The sweet taste of orange and honey, the flavour combined with garlic, ginger and other spices makes this orange baked chicken drumstick the juicest. It is also super tender inside and tastes so good.

    If you're looking for chicken recipe with the right amount of sweetness and bursting with flavours, this is it! I must also say it is healthy. No unneccessary ingredients in this chicken. It is made with fresh orange and just a tiny bit of honey. Infact this recipe calls for just one tablespoon of honey. In my opinion, this is the perfect orange chicken recipe. Try it and you'll agree with me.

    Why i love this orange chicken

    • It is healthy and good source of protein. It's a low carb chicken recipe.
    • Few ingredients - This recipe makes use of less than 10 ingredients.
    • Smells and taste amazing - The sweet citrus smell will make you drool many times before the chicken comes out of the oven and when you finally taste it you'll need will power to stop eating.
    • Quick and makes for great dinner - 45 minutes is what it takes to bake this chicken made with orange slices.
    • Insanely delicious - What is the point if it doesn't tick this box? It absolutely tastes delicious!

    Orange baked chicken ingredients

    The ingredients for this orange chicken drumstick are:

    Chicken drumsticks

    Orange - Juice, zest, skin

    Garlic

    Ginger

    Paprika

    Black pepper

    Honey

    Olive oil

    Salt

    ingredients for orange chicken

    What other spices can you add ?

    Take it up a notch by adding extra seasonings or spices like:

    Thyme or Rosemary

    Minced onion or Onion powder

    How to make orange baked chicken

    This healthy orange chicken recipe is easy to make and you only need to bast once towards the end of baking. Steps to make this easy orange baked chicken recipes are:

    1) Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle the drumsticks with salt. Put them in a large bowl.

    2) In a small bowl mix the orange juice, zest, paprika, black pepper, garlic, olive oil and ginger.

    Mix the ingredients. chicken with orange juice and honey.

    3) Pour¾ of the marinade over the chicken. Mix the other ¼ with honey and set aside.

    4) Leave the chicken drumstick to marinate for 1 hour or more. It's better if you leave to marinate ovenight however take the chicken out of the fridge 20 -30 minutes to reach room temperature before baking in the oven.

    5) Arrange marinated chicken on baking sheet lined tray. Place the orange slices/ wedges on the chicken and put in the oven and bake at temperature of 200 C / 400F for 30 - 35 minutes.

    6) Brush the chicken with the marinade/honey mixture and bake for another 5 -10 minutes.

    roasted chicken with orange slices

    7) Bring out of the oven and serve.

    easy orange chicken

    TIPS

    Best to marinate overnight.

    You can use chicken thighs or wings for this recipe.

    Pat the chicken dry before applying marinade

    Frequently asked questions about orange baked Chicken

    Can i make this recipe with skinless chicken?

    Yes you can however adjust the baking time so it doesn't dry out.

    Can i use Orange juice from carton?

    Yes however freshly squeezed is best moreover you will need the zest and skin when baking to infuse more flavour.

    Calories in this Orange baked chicken

    One orange chicken drumstick contains approximately 190 Calories.

    What to serve with:

    Coleslaw

    Rice

    Potatoes

    How to store leftover orange chicken

    You can refrigerate orange chicken drumsticks for up to 3 days.

    You can also freeze for up to 3 months. To freeze, put in ziplock or freezer safe container and freeze.

    When needed, bring out of the freezer and heat from frozen. You can heat in the microwave or oven.

    Other delicious recipes on the blog:

    Easy baked chicken legs

    Curried black eyed peas

    Garlic butter shrimp pasta

    Fried Spaghetti

    easy orange chicken
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    5 from 4 votes

    Simple Orange Baked Chicken

    This simple orange baked chicken is juicy, healthy, bursting with flavours and just incredibly delicious! This orange chicken recipe is perfect paired with other sides for dinner or you can serve as appetizer.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time55 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Chicken, Main Course
    Cuisine: American, British
    Keyword: orange baked chicken, orange chicken recipe, oven baked orange chicken
    Servings: 10 Drumsticks
    Calories: 190kcal
    Author: Kemi
    Cost: £5

    Ingredients

    • 10 pieces Chicken drumstick
    • 1 Juice of 1 Orange freshly squeezed
    • 1 Orange Sliced / wedges
    • 1 tbsp Orange zest
    • 1 tbsp Paprika
    • 4 cloves Garlic minced
    • 1 thumbsize Ginger minced
    • ¼ tspn Black pepper
    • Salt
    • 1 tbsp Olive oil
    • 1 tbsp Honey

    Instructions

    • Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle the drumsticks with salt. Put them in a large bowl.
    • In a small bowl, mix the orange juice, zest, paprika, black pepper, olive oil, garlic and ginger.
    • Pour ¾ of the marinade over the chicken making sure all parts are covered. Mix the remaining ¼ with honey and set aside.
    • Leave the chicken drumsticks to marinate for one hour or more. It's better to marinate overnight however take the chicken out of the fridge 20 - 30 minutes to reach room temperature before baking in the oven.
    • Arrange marinated chicken on baking sheet lined tray. Place the orange slices/wedges on the chicken and put in the oven to bake at temperature of 200 C / 400 F for 30 - 35 minutes.
    • Brush the chicken with the marinade/honey mixture and bake for another 5 - 10 minutes.
    • Bring out of the oven and serve.

    Notes

    You can use chicken thighs or wings for this recipe.
    You can add  2 tablespoon minced onion or 1 teaspoon onion powder to the ingredients.
    Calorie information is approximate.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 190kcal

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    1. Patricia Kaspi says

      October 31, 2020 at 11:04 pm

      5 stars
      I haven't tried it yet, but the ingredients are perfect. I'm looking forwards to making my next chicken drumstick dinner. Thank you!

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