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Chicken with Orange Pecan Rice

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts arranged over mixture of wild rice, seasoning mix, fresh orange juice, chopped pecans, and sweetened dried cranberries. Chicken is seasoned with paprika; dish is covered with foil and baked until cooked through.

Ingredients -

1/2 (6.2 ounces) package Fast-Cooking Long-Grain and Wild Rice Mix
1 cup Fresh Orange Juice
1/4 cup Chopped Pecans
3 tablespoons Sweetened Dried Cranberries
2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (about 3/4 pound)
1/4 teaspoon Paprika

Preparation:

1. Turn the oven to 350 degrees and preheat.

2. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

3. Combine 1/2 cup rice, 1/2 the rice seasoning packet, 1 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup pecans, and 3 tablespoons cranberries in a bowl and mix well.

4. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan.

5. Arrange the chicken breasts on top of the rice and sprinkle with paprika.

6. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes.

7. Remove the foil and bake until the chicken is cooked through, which takes about 5 minutes.

8. Serve and enjoy.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Cross-Contamination

	Cross-contamination is a frequent reason for people coming down with food-borne illnesses. This is very common with raw poultry or even just the juices from the poultry. If either of these come into contact with other food products, those eaten raw or that have previously been cooked, the probability that cross-contamination of bacteria greatly increases.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Fresh Orange Juice

	Fresh orange juice can be made at home. Freshly squeezed orange juice contains about 50% more vitamin C than processed juice. How much juice you get out of one orange depends entirely on the variety of orange you choose, its size, and freshness.

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