Orange Chicken with Bulgur Pilaf

I have no idea what Bulgur Pilaf is, but this is a good healthy recipe, plus the leftover (if any) can make for a fun lunch the next day....keep reading - heck, print it out!

4 6oz organic boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 tsp. finely grater orange zest - right off the orange itself! (I used a cheese grater) :)
1/4 cup FRESH orange juice (took me around three oranges?)
6 scallions (or one diced onion)
3 TBSP chopped fresh oregano
3 TBSP plus 1 tsp olive oil
Sea Salt and ground black peppercorn
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup pitted olives, halved (we didn't have any so ours was oliveless - still good though!)
1 cup bulgur wheat....ok so no idea what this is, so I used my brown rice in place of! :) (which was already made and taken out of freezer to unthaw in micro in matter of minutes!)

In large bowl toss chicken with the zest , half the scallions, 2 TBSP of the oregano, 1 TBSP of the oil and 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper. Can marinate up to 1 day in advance.

In another bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives, 2 TBSP of oil, remaining scallions, remaining 1 TBSP of oregano, 1/2 salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper. This too can be made 1 day in advance.

Heat remaining olive oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden, 8-10 minutes per side, adding orange juice during LAST minute.

Meanwhile, cook bulgur (or rice) as directed...toss with tomatoes mixure serve with chicken.

YUM!

Ok so here is how it really went down for the Phipps family. I didn't read allllll the instructions first and combined everything in the chicken marinade including the orange juice. So when it came time to cook, I just had Adam grill it. Still good! However would really like to do the stove top way sometime again...think the orange flavor would come out more.
We also did not have the pint of tomatoes, so I used some frozen tomatoes that i had diced from last years garden tomatoes. See where that tomato plant comes in handy!!! Still good.

For a left over idea:
Take ground turkey and brown. Drain and put back in skillet....add "rice" mixtures along with diced peppers. Warm flavors. Open up whole grain wraps and sprinkle with torn up green lettuce pieces, add some scoops of the turkey/rice mixture, top with a TAD of cheese if your husband is Adam and can't live without, wrap it up, pin with toothpick and bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. VERY fulfilling!!!!

We only had a 1/2 chicken breast left over from the top recipe, so Emma and I diced it up the next day, added some halved grapes, diced celery, cut up fresh oranges, tad of mayo, and pinch of cinnamon for a great tasting chicken salad....served on our green leafy lettuce and whole grain wrap.

Good recipe - its a keeper for us, hope you enjoy too. Love simple things....especially if they can be made ahead of time for those evenings you need to pull out something quick and easy!