Spicy Orange Chicken Puts a Flavorful Spin on a Favorite Takeout Meal

This recipe is inspired by Moroccan flavors and hits all the notes—savory, spicy, tangy and slightly sweet.

The acid in citrus juice helps flavor and tenderize meat while slices of the fruit, layered around and on top of chicken, turn tender and caramelize as their juices melt together. Infokus408/Dreamstime/TNS

By Beth Dooley From Star Tribune

There is no better cut of chicken than the thigh. Boneless, skinless thighs cook in half the time of bone-in, skin-on thighs (although I love those, too). But without the skin to protect the meat and the bones to keep it succulent, they just need a little more attention. A quick marinade that then becomes a sauce does the trick.