Orange Roasted Chicken Recipe: A Flavorful & Easy Chicken Dinner by 30Seconds Food


Orange Roasted Chicken Recipe: A Flavorful & Easy Chicken Dinner

If you're like many families, you eat a lot of chicken for dinner. Baked and roasted chicken is a popular dinner, so finding new ways to cook it is crucial. This easy baked orange chicken recipe will be a welcome addition to your recipe box

This easy baked chicken dinner is full of citrusy flavor and spices. Here is your shopping list for this chicken dinner: olive oil, fresh garlic, sugar, lemons, oranges, dried Italian seasoning, paprika, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, a whole chicken and an optional onion. The chicken is marinated for about an hour before being cooked on a bed of sliced onions and orange segments. So easy!

Serve this baked orange chicken for dinner with your favorite side dishes

Note: 30Seconds is a participant in the Amazon affiliate advertising program and this post contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission or fees if you make a purchase via those links.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour to cook and 1 hour to marinate
Total Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Here’s how to make it:

  1. Combine the olive oil, garlic, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, Italian seasoning, paprika, onion powder and red pepper flakes. Add the chicken and allow to marinate about 1 hour.
  2. Put the onions on the bottom of a baking dish, if using. Place the chicken on the onions and pour the marinade over the top. Add the sliced orange segments. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. Bake in a preheated 400-degree F oven for about 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked through.

Helpful Products

Recipe Notes

  • You could use your favorite chicken pieces instead of a whole chicken. Adjust baking times.
  • Try this recipe with limes or other citrus fruits.
  • For some color, add some parsley flakes.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 254

Total Fat: 15.1g

Saturated Fat: 2.3g

Cholesterol: 25mg

Sodium: 24mg

Total Carbohydrate: 22.9g

Dietary Fiber: 3.5g

Total Sugars: 16.7g

Protein: 9.9g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 56mg

Iron: 2mg

Potassium: 327mg

Recipe cooking times, nutritional information and servings are approximate and provided for your convenience. However, 30Seconds is not responsible for the outcome of any recipe, nor may you have the same results because of variations in ingredients, temperatures, altitude, errors, omissions or cooking/baking abilities. This recipe has been analyzed by VeryWellFit. However, any nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and it is up to the individual to ascertain accuracy. To ensure image quality, we may occasionally use stock photography.

Need to convert cooking and baking measurements? Here are some kitchen conversion charts. Here's how to submit your recipes to 30Seconds.

Take 30 seconds and join the 30Seconds community, and follow us on Facebook to get recipes in your newsfeed daily.

Related Products on Amazon We Think You May Like:

30Second Mobile, Inc. is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe: This Oven-Baked Chicken Fajitas Recipe Makes Eating Healthy More Delicious

Creamy Parmesan Broccoli & Chicken Casserole Recipe Is Chef Approved

Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Copycat Recipe: On the Table in Less Than 30 Minutes

Best Chicken Vesuvio Recipe: An Easy Chicken Recipe Clouded in Mystery But Not in Flavor

Elisa Schmitz
This sounds so good! Chicken is on our list several times a week, too, so this recipe is most welcome, thank you!
Gwen Johnson
One of my favorite recipes. Sometimes I'll add a sliced lemon along with the orange.

join discussion

Please login to comment.

recommended tips

6-Ingredient Chewy Italian Almond Cookies (Ricciarelli): Gluten Free & Dairy Free

Raspberry Baked Oatmeal Recipe: The Breakfast You Didn't Know You Needed

Best Italian Restaurant Alfredo Sauce Copycat Recipe: 3 Ingredients + 10 Minutes

Camila Alves McConaughey's Creamy No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake Recipe (5 Ingredients)