Orange Chicken

Ingredients

Instructions

  • 1 chicken, cut up
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. paprika
  • 1 1/2 c. pineapple juice
  • 1/3 c. flour
  • 1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
  • 1 small pkg. orange jello
  • 1/2 tbls water
  • 1 tbls cornstarch
  • oil for frying
In a paper bag, combine flour, salt, poultry seasoning and paprika. Shake chicken in this and brown in oil. Put chicken in 9 x 13 pan and bake 30 minutes at 350. Dissolve jello in boiling pineapple juice and pour over chicken. Bake for 40 minutes until meat is golden and tender. Baste every 10-15 minutes. After basting the second time, drain off orange sauce. Put in small saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water. Add to orange sauce and cook to thicken. Pour over chicken and return chicken to oven for last 15 minutes.