Chicken in Orange Sauce Recipe (Pollo a la Naranja)
A Colombia dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 16 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 26 minPrep (about)
- 50 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 16 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
MealCovered is invite-only right now. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know.
Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 3 chicken legs
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ tbsp butter
- ⅓ cup onions
- 1 red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¾ cup chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- 2 ½ tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
Sauces & oils
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): salt, black pepper
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
-
Place your olive oil and butter in a big sauce pan over medium heat.
-
Add the garlic, red bell pepper and chopped onions.
-
Cook for around 3 min, stirring often until the vegetables are soft.
-
Add the chicken legs.
-
Season with salt and pepper.
-
Cook for around 1 minute on each side.
-
Add the chicken broth, orange juice.
-
Cook for around 2 min scraping the bottom of your pan with a wooden spoon.
-
Add the brown sugar.
-
Cover the pot.
-
Turn the heat down to medium.
-
Cook for about 45 minutes until chicken is cooked.
-
Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
-
Serve over white rice.
-
Top with fresh cilantro.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
More chicken recipes
Want a whole week planned?
MealCovered plans a week of dinners and makes one grocery list. MealCovered is invite-only right now. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know.
Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.