Mandarin Chicken

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CampRecipes Classic Archive

This recipe is part of the CampRecipes Classic Recipe Archive. It was originally submitted to the CampRecipes community and is preserved as historical outdoor cooking content. Some formatting, ingredient wording, or cooking guidance may reflect the original submission.

Because these are preserved vintage recipes, they have not been reviewed for modern allergen labeling, nutrition accuracy, food-safety guidance, or current outdoor-cooking best practices. Please review the ingredients carefully, use safe food handling, and adapt the recipe as needed for your equipment, location, dietary needs, and current fire restrictions.

Original Date: 2003-06-01
Serves: 3-4
Prep Time: 1-30m
Difficulty: average
Backpacking: No

Ingredients

  • 4 Boneless Chicken Breasts
  • 1 Lg Onion
  • 1 Lg Tomato
  • 2 or 3 Mandarin Oranges
  • Your Favorite Chicken Seasoning
  • 1 Sml Bottle Italian Dressing
  • 4 Zip Lock Bags
  • Aluminium Foil

Instructions

Butterfly Chicken or place between two pieces of foil and pound thin to speed cooking. Place thin slice of Onion, slice of Tomato and four or five sections of mandarin orange in Zip Lock with Chicken. Pour in some Italian Dressing and squeeze some juice from remaining Orange. Let marinate as long as two days in cooler. Place contents of zip lock into double thick foil packets. Sprinkle with Seasoning and Seal. Cook on coals or on grill for approx. 10 minutes then turn for an additional 5.

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