Orange & Chinese Five Spice Tea Brined Chicken

A southern favorite gets a citrus spiced twist perfect for wintertime in this flavorful Orange & Chinese Five Spice Tea Brined Chicken...

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Lipton. The opinions and text are all mine.

I know that when folks usually think of tea brined chicken they think of summertime grilling or classic Southern fried chicken. But I wanted to give this family dinner favorite a citrusy & warm spiced twist for the holidays and for the colder months ahead. I paired iced tea sweetened with maple syrup with fresh orange slices and Chinese Five Spice. Chinese Five Spice is a warm and flavorful blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise, and peppercorns. It pairs perfectly with the bright citrus notes from the orange.

So why tea brine your chicken? First of all, it makes the chicken crazy moist and tender. Secondly, it adds amazing flavor to your chicken. And the maple syrup sweetened tea ensures that your chicken caramelizes beautifully as you grill it.

Peach Mango Iced Tea For One

Make a refreshing, fruity flavored iced tea in minutes with this Peach Mango Iced Tea for One. Post Sponsored by Lunchbox. All opinions are 100% my own.

I would say that on any given day there is almost always a pitcher of sweet iced tea chilling in my fridge. We are a family that loves our iced tea. But occasionally this mama gets busy and life happens, and we will go a day or two (or sometimes three) without a fresh pitcher of sweet tea to enjoy, and then one of us is bound to find ourselves wishing we had a glass with dinner. Or we will get a craving for a flavored iced tea. Or I will have a guest over for dinner or a cookout who prefers their iced tea unsweetened. This is why I am so glad that I recently discovered Lipton K-Cups. Lipton K-Cups allows me to easily solve all three of those little iced tea dilemmas in mere minutes!

Simply pop a Lipton K-Cup in your Keurig and brew over ice. It doesn't get much easier than that, folks. And making a fruity flavored iced tea for one is just as easy! But instead of regular ice cubes, you use fruit juice ice cubes like I did for this refreshing & fruity Peach Mango Iced Tea for One...