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CHIPOTLE ORANGE CHICKEN serves 4-6

1 chicken cut into pieces or 6-8 pieces of your favorite cut
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons Chipotle pepper
1 tablespoon FRESH chopped cilantro
2 oranges
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Line a baking sheet with foil.
• In a large bowl toss chicken pieces with salt, pepper and cumin. Reserve remaining seasonings.
• In a small bowl whisk together the grated zest and the juice from the oranges with the tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, chipotle pepper and the reserved seasonings from your dredge.
• Pour tomato mixture over chicken and toss to coat.
• Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer on the baking dish.
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
• Brush with remaining sauce every 15 minutes.
• Transfer to platter and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.