Festive Party Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
12 6 oz. chicken breasts
1 1/2 qts. long-grain rice, cooked
1 1/2 cup golden raisins
2 1/4 cup salt
4 5 oz. La Choy chow mein noodles
6 tsp butter, melted
7 1/2 cup pineapple chunk in their juice
4 cup mandarin oranges
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
6 tsp cornstarch
6 tsp La Choy soy sauce
6 tsp butter, cut into bits
2 8 oz. La Choy water chestnuts drained and sliced
Directions
Cut chicken breasts in half, remove bones and cut through thickest part of each piece to form a pocket.
In a bowl, mix rice, raisins, salt and 3 c. (750 ml) of the chow mein noodles.
Stuff 1/2 c. (125 ml) of the mixture into each breast; fasten with toothpicks and tie with string.
Place chicken in buttered shallow baking pans and brush with melted butter; bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30 minutes.
In a heavy pan, drain juice from pineapple and oranges and blend with lemon juice, cornstarch and soy sauce.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce is thick and transparent.
Remove from heat and add butter, pineapple, oranges and water chestnuts; mix well.
Spoon over chicken and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 30 minutes longer or until chicken is tender.
Remove toothpicks and string.
In a bowl, mix rice, raisins, salt and 3 c. (750 ml) of the chow mein noodles.
Stuff 1/2 c. (125 ml) of the mixture into each breast; fasten with toothpicks and tie with string.
Place chicken in buttered shallow baking pans and brush with melted butter; bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30 minutes.
In a heavy pan, drain juice from pineapple and oranges and blend with lemon juice, cornstarch and soy sauce.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce is thick and transparent.
Remove from heat and add butter, pineapple, oranges and water chestnuts; mix well.
Spoon over chicken and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 30 minutes longer or until chicken is tender.
Remove toothpicks and string.
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