Charlene's Recipe

Polynesian Chicken

Category: Best ever casseroles

Serves 8

2 lbs chicken
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp dried, minced onion
3 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
8 3/4 oz can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained
4 cup prepared rice

Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer in an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan; set aside. Combine soy sauce, ginger, pepper, onion, brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice and orange juice; pour over chicken. Cover and refrigerate for one hour or overnight, turning over chicken once. Bake, covered at 350 degrees for one hour or until tender. Remove chicken from baking dish; keep warm on a platter. In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch and water with pan juices; heat medium saucepan, combine cornstarch and water with pan juices; heat until thickened and bubbly. Stir in pineapple and oranges and warm through; pour over chicken. Serve with cooked rice.