What's In Season: 7 Outrageously Good Recipes Featuring Orange

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Photo credit: Rachael Ray Show Aired January 12, 2016

It may be the dead of winter in many parts of the country, but it’s citrus season in warmer US climates! So that means you can find bountiful quantities of oranges in your supermarket, for in-season prices! Read on for seven delicious ways to use this sweet and sour fruit.

No. 1: Chicken Thighs with Orange and Rosemary, and Saffron Rice with Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins

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This rich Mediterranean dish is is packed with flavor from lots of rosemary, garlic, shallots, butter, olives, marsala, sliced oranges, saffron and pine nuts. Yum!

No. 2: Orange-Sugar Fried Beignets

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Mardi Gras is right around the corner, and if you want to celebrate like they do in New Orleans, check out Sunny Anderson’s fake-out beignet recipe. She adds orange zest to her colored sugar to infuse it with citrus flavor!

No. 3: Stir-Fry Beef with Broccolini and Tangerine or Blood Orange

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This easy and delicious recipe is one of our “make your own take-out” specialties. Boatloads of orange flavor is infused into the dish via blood oranges and regular oranges.

No. 4: Chicken with Orange, Sweet Vermouth and Tarragon Egg Noodles

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Buttered eggs noodles and peas are the base for a delicious orange-vermouth chicken in this flavor bomb of a dish.

No. 5: Grilled Lemon-Orange Chicken with Roasted Garlic & Rosemary Brown-and-Wild Rice

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This complex and healthy dish is perfect for a Sunday supper. Rach “quick pickles” her cooked chicken breast with citrus juices for a uniquely delish flavor!

No. 6: Nutty Turkey Loaf with Cracked Cranberry and Orange Sauce

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This Thanksgiving-inspired citrus and cranberry meatloaf recipe is good at any time of the year!

No. 7: Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Orange

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Adding all-fruit orange preserves to mashed sweet potato will make your family say, hmmm, wondering where the citrus-y undertones came from.

What’s your favorite way to cook with oranges? Share below, and watch Rach make her “quick pickled” chicken below!

Grilled Lemon-Orange Chicken with Roasted Garlic & Rosemary Brown-and-Wild Rice

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