Orange Pecan Honeyed Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    CHICKEN
    3 whole incl skin and bones chicken breasts
    2 tablespoons butter
    3/4 cup orange juice, with pulp (fresh or not from concentrate)
    4 tablespoons honey
    2 tablespoons minced onions
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    salt
    cooked rice (any type)
    SAUCE
    3 tablespoons white wine (or broth)
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 teaspoon grated orange peel
    2 sectioned oranges
    1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Preparation
    CHICKEN:.
    In a large skillet brown both sides of chicken (skin side down first) in the butter.
    Add orange juice, honey, onion, pepper, and salt.
    Cover pan allowing steam to vent and simmer for 30 minutes (or just untill chicken is tender).
    Remove chicken from pan and arrange over rice. Keep warm. Return pan to range top.
    SAUCE:.
    Stir wine into flour until well blended. Add to reserved pan drippings stirring constantly untill flour has a chance to cook.
    Add orange peel and sections and pecans and heat thoroughly.
    Serve immediately over chicken and rice.

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