Grilled Chicken with Carrot Ginger Sauce

Chicken and Rice Casserole
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Measures Ingredients Weights
Chicken
24 each Chicken breasts, about 6 oz / 170 g each 4 kg
6 tbsp Crisco® Canola or Vegetable Oil -
6 tbsp Juice, orange -
1/2 tbsp Cinnamon, ground -
1/2 tbsp Salt -
Sauce
2 tbsp Crisco® Canola or Vegetable Oil -
3 cups Onion, small dice 350 g
2 tbsp Ginger, fresh, minced -
4 tsp Orange zest -
5 cups Europe’s Best® Carrots “A la Parisienne”, frozen* 21 oz
3 cups Stock, chicken or vegetable -
1/2 cup Juice, orange -
1 tsp Salt -
1 cup Regular Carnation® Evaporated Milk -
Garnish
  Orange slices  
  Watercress, coarsely chopped  

Yield: Makes 24 servings
Per portion: 6 oz (170 g) chicken breast with 2 1/2 fl oz (70 mL) Sauce
Total Recipe:Chicken breasts: 9 lbs (4 kg) / Sauce: 7 ½ cups (1.7 L)

Instructions:

  1. Chicken : Place chicken breasts in shallow pan. Separately, whisk oil, juice, cinnamon and salt together; pour over chicken breasts. Marinade 5 minutes. Grill or pan-fry in non-stick pan 3-4 minutes per side or until done.
  2. Sauce: Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, ginger and orange zest; sweat for 2 minutes. Add remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until carrots are tender. Add evaporated milk. Puree.

A la minute:

  1. Make sauce ahead and keep warm in bain marie.
  2. Brush chicken breast with marinade, then grill. Serve with 2 ½ fl oz / 70 mL sauce and steamed rice.