Chicken in Citrus Sauce

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
18%
Chicken in Citrus Sauce
45 min.
4
818kcal

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Ingredients

  • pounds chicken thighs 
  • 0.5 teaspoon cornstarch 
  • 0.3 cup cooking wine dry red
  • tablespoons grapefruit juice fresh
  • teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
  • teaspoons julienne-cut lemon rind 
  • teaspoons juice of lime fresh
  • tablespoon julienne-cut grapefruit rind 
  • teaspoon julienne-cut lime rind 
  • 0.8 cup low-salt chicken broth 
  • teaspoon butter 
  • 0.8 cup orange juice fresh
  • tablespoons julienne-cut orange rind 
  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
  • 0.3 teaspoon salt 
  • teaspoon sugar 
  • 0.5 cup water 
  • tablespoon citrus champagne vinegar 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • slotted spoon
  • tongs

Directions

  1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
  2. Drain, reserving citrus rind.
  3. Combine citrus rind, citrus juices, broth, wine, and sugar in a small bowl; stir well, and set aside.
  4. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
  5. Heat margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  6. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side.
  7. Add juice mixture; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes.
  8. Remove chicken from skillet with tongs or a slotted spoon; set aside, and keep warm.
  9. Combine vinegar and cornstarch; stir well.
  10. Add cornstarch mixture to juice mixture in skillet; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until thickened and slightly reduced, stirring constantly. Spoon sauce over chicken.

Nutrition Facts

Calories818kcal
Protein28.73%
Fat66.2%
Carbs5.07%

Properties

Glycemic Index
58.52
Glycemic Load
3.59
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
25.900000209394%

Flavonoids

Petunidin
0.5mg
Delphinidin
0.63mg
Malvidin
3.94mg
Peonidin
0.28mg
Catechin
1.15mg
Epicatechin
1.6mg
Eriodictyol
0.26mg
Hesperetin
6.36mg
Naringenin
1.06mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Myricetin
0.07mg
Quercetin
0.23mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:817.84kcal
40.89%
Fat:58.64g
90.22%
Saturated Fat:15.82g
98.88%
Carbohydrates:10.11g
3.37%
Net Carbohydrates:9.52g
3.46%
Sugar:5.94g
6.6%
Cholesterol:336.02mg
112.01%
Sodium:437.52mg
19.02%
Alcohol:1.58g
100%
Alcohol %:0.4%
100%
Protein:57.26g
114.51%
Selenium:64.28µg
91.83%
Vitamin B3:16.81mg
84.05%
Vitamin B6:1.21mg
60.58%
Phosphorus:567.56mg
56.76%
Vitamin C:32.52mg
39.42%
Vitamin B12:2.3µg
38.36%
Vitamin B5:3.6mg
35.99%
Zinc:4.5mg
30.01%
Vitamin B2:0.49mg
28.65%
Potassium:868.26mg
24.81%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
20.07%
Magnesium:73.47mg
18.37%
Iron:2.64mg
14.66%
Copper:0.23mg
11.55%
Vitamin A:419.02IU
8.38%
Vitamin K:7.48µg
7.12%
Folate:26.42µg
6.6%
Vitamin E:0.81mg
5.39%
Calcium:44.35mg
4.43%
Manganese:0.08mg
4.02%
Fiber:0.59g
2.36%
Vitamin D:0.34µg
2.29%
Source:My Recipes