Baked Chicken and Rhubarb

Description

Yields 4 to 6 servings.

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken breasts and thighs or 1 whole chicken cut up
• 2 cups diced rhubarb; (½-inch pieces)
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1½ tbsp cornstarch
• 1½ cups water
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• rice for serving

Procedures

1. Combine cornstarch, sugar, rhubarb and water in a saucepan.
2. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils.
3. Cook until clear and thickened, about 2 minutes.
4. Add lemon juice.
5. Cool.
6. Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.
7. Brush with butter and sprinkle with salt.
8. Bake uncovered in 375 °F oven for 30 minutes.
9. Spoon rhubarb sauce over chicken.
10. Sprinkle with spices.
11. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer.
12. Serve immediately with sauce spooned over chicken and hot cooked rice.