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Title: Orange Pecan Chicken
Categories: Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

8 sm Chicken breasts
1/2 c Butter or margarine,melted
Salt, good sprinkle
Pepper, sprinkle

-----------------------------------SAUCE-----------------------------------
1 tb Grated orange rind
1 1/2 c Prepared orange juice
14 oz Pineapple tidbits with juice
1 c Raisins
3/4 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Allspice
2 tb All-purpose flour
1/4 c Water
2 ts Soy sauce
Sliced oranges, for garnish

Dip meat into melted butter. Place on baking sheet with sides. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Bake uncovered in 400øF oven for 20 minutes. Reduce
oven heat to 350øF.

(SAUCE): Measure next 7 ingredients into saucepan. Bring to a boil
stirring often. Pour over chicken. Bake for 30 minutes more until tender.
Transfer meat to platter.

Pour sauce into saucepan. Mix flour, water and soy sauce until smooth. Add
to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until it boils and thickens. Pour over
meat. Garnish with sliced oranges.

Variation: Sprinkle heavily with curry powder after dipping in melted
butter and sprinkling with salt and pepper. Try this on all or even on a
few pieces. Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Company's
Coming Main Courses.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #9 by cjhartlin@email.msn.com on Mar 2, 1999