Roast Chicken Breasts With Oranges And Basil Cream

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium thin-skinned oranges, unpeeled
• 10 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 cup roughly chopped onion
• 1/2 cup packed chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 rub chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
• 3 over high heat, heat oil in roasting pan; when oil begins to smoke, brown the chicken on each side.
• 4 cut oranges into 6 wedges each.
• 5 add the orange wedges, garlic, onion, basil, sherry, and melted butter into the roasting pan; stir well, cover and roast in oven for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
• 6 remove from oven, stir in cream and simmer on stovetop, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 7 serve chicken and sauce with rice.