Orange Chicken and Rice Bake with Strawberry Cake Mould

Monday night, and we begin activities.   Philip has Chess after school and Cubs at night and Eleanor has dance class after school.   Busy busy.   Need an easy quick prep dinner:

Orange Rice and Chicken Bake
1/8 cup butter
chicken thighs (could use breasts, I used 8 thighs)
1 onion, finely chopped
1 1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
salt
pinch of cinnamon and ginger
1 cup rice
1/4 cup raisins
2 medium carrots, sliced

Preheat oven to 350.  Melt butter and add chicken.  Brown on all sides.  Remove chicken and add onions and saute.  Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.   Poor into sprayed casserole and top with chicken pieces.   Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

Verdict
I thought it was very good.  Eleanor and Wilhelmina thought it was to 'Orange-y' tasting.  If I made it again, I'd use less orange juice.   It was such a breeze to prepare, so I'd be tempted to take another run at it.  Cheap, also.

Getting ready

The finished product!

Into the oven

Strawberry Cake Mold

1 small pack strawberry jello

1/2 angel food cake (No Frills didn't have this, so I substituted jelly roll cakes)

1 pint fresh strawberries

whipping cream (I used cool whip)

Tear cake into bite size pieces.  Slice strawberries.  Make jello according to package.   Arrange cake and strawberries into a mould.  Pour jello over this.  Refrigerate until set.  Serve with whip cream

I made this with my sous-chef, Wilhelmina.  She had fun making it.   I didn't have a mould, so I used a bundt pan which probably wasn't the best choice as it was hard to un-mould.   Still, it tasted very good.

the ingredients!

cutting/tasting simultaneously

Verdict!

Despite the hideous appearance caused by the fact that it didn't un-mould, it was very tasty.  Eleanor and Willy really liked it.  Philip, not being a strawberry fan, thought it was ok.   Easy for kids to make.  

Not pretty...

.... but tasty