recipe

Black Orange Pekoe Chicken Breasts

Name: Black Orange Pekoe Chicken Breasts
Ingredients: Skinless Chicken Breast, Orange Pekoe or Black Pekoe Tea, Brown Sugar, Orange Peel, Salt, Black Pepper, BBQ Sauce

This Black Orange Pekoe Chicken Breast is wonderfully balanced with a juicy and tender texture and savory citrus flavor.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

servings 4

Ingredients

4 Foster Farms Free Range Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillet halves
8 bags orange pekoe/ black pekoe tea
¼ cup brown sugar, packed, divided
1 tsp orange peel
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 cup boiling water
½ cup bottled barbecue sauce

Directions

1. In small bowl, combine contents of four tea bags, all but one tablespoon brown sugar, orange peel, salt and black pepper. Stir to combine.

2. Coat chicken breasts well, pressing above combined mixture into both sides of breasts.

3. Preheat oven to 325 F. Coat bottom of roasting pan with cooking spray; set aside.

4. Place remaining tea bags in boiling water and allow to steep 20 minutes. Add remaining tablespoon brown sugar to tea; stir until sugar is dissolved. Place chicken in prepared pan and pour tea around chicken. Place in hot oven and bake, uncovered, 35 minutes, turning breasts once. Remove chicken from oven and pour off all liquid that remains. Chicken should be at least 170 F.

5. Raise oven temperature to 350 F.

6. Cover chicken breasts with barbecue sauce and return to oven. Cook, uncovered, for 15 additional minutes, until BBQ sauce is warm.