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Easy Orange Balsamic Chicken

Easy Orange Balsamic Chicken

Easy Orange Balsamic Chicken - the marinade does double duty in this recipe; it's also used as the base for the sticky glaze that gets brushed on the roast chicken pieces.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Asian Inspired
Keyword chicken, honey, soy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 to 6 servings
Calories 629 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 3 lb chicken pieces trimmed of excess fat

For the marinade

  • 1 cup fresh orange juice
  • 2 tsp finely grated orange zest
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

For the glaze

  • orange marinade that was previously reserved
  • 1/3 cup honey

Instructions

  1. Drop the chicken pieces into a large Ziploc bag.
  2. Whisk together all of the ingredients in the marinade. Pour over the chicken in the Ziploc bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal the Ziploc bag. Place in the refrigerator let sit for an hour or two, shaking the Ziploc bag occasionally. Don’t throw your marinade away as this will be the base for a glaze for your chicken later.
  3. After marinating, place the chicken pieces on a rack in a roasting pan and roast, skin side up, uncovered, in a 375 degree oven for about 50-60 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces. After the first 25 minutes of roasting time, you can begin to brush the chicken pieces with glaze every 5-10 minutes. I like to glaze it at least 4 times.

For the orange balsamic glaze

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the previously reserved marinade and honey.
  2. Simmer until the volume of the liquid is reduced by half and begins to slightly thicken. Any leftover glaze can be served over the chicken or an accompanying rice side dish. If you find your glaze has thickened too much to use as a sauce, simply stir in a little orange juice to thin it out.

Recipe Notes

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.