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Spiced Chicken with Peaches and Pineapple Sauce

Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.

Approximate cooking time: 65 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 (3-lb) chicken, cut up
  • 1 (8-oz) can crushed pineapple in juice
  • 1 cup orange juice with no added sweetener
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 lb sliced pureed peaches; fresh, frozen, or canned (if using canned, rinse and drain well)

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, combine chicken, pineapple, orange juice, raisins, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves.
  2. Simmer partly covered for 45 minutes, turning chicken occasionally.
  3. Add peach puree to pan and stir.
  4. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes longer, until chicken is tender and sauce is slightly thickened.
  5. Season with freshly ground black pepper to taste.

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11 Comments

  1. Is this 3lbs of chicken breasts or 1 3lbchicken cooked then cut up??

    btrue

  2. This is one chicken that is three pounds. You should chop it up, but it doesn’t have to be pre-cooked. But you can substitute three pounds of chicken breast and that should work fine.

    Jason G.

  3. Just tried this for the first time tonight. It didn’t look like much, but man was it tasty. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers.

    mente

  4. I made this tonight due to having to switch up some meals. I also had to sub boneless pork chops for the chicken breasts. This definitely makes up quite a lot of food, so there’s definitely enough for leftovers. This recipe bursts with some amazing flavors and textures, and is definitely amazing.

    Jeff

  5. I ate this last night. I had never cut up a chicken before, so my dad helped me. It smelled sooo goo dwhen it was simmering! I served it over the Cauliflower Rice & it was beyond delicious! Thanks!

    adeletcook

  6. Made it tonight for my family… unfortunately none of us liked it :(

    Nicole

  7. should this all be simmered in olive oil or is the orange juice enough?

    Heather

  8. Should I remove the skin from the chicken?

    mkocylowsky

  9. @mkocylowsky – If it’s conventional chicken, yes. If it’s pastured chicken, no.

    Neely

  10. Wow, I was really surprised by how good this dish was. I must admit-I hesitated at all of the fruit with the meat. But WOW. I used skinless turkey breasts due to the higher protein content. Next time, I will leave the breasts whole and toss the whole mess in the clay pot. It should just fall apart. I am also thinking that I will remove the liquid before serving and heat it in a pot on the stove with some tapioca powder in order to make a nice gravy. Yum!

    Tonia Patch

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