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    Home » Recipes » Plain Culture

    Old Lady On A Bus Chicken

    Published: Oct 28, 2022 · Updated: Oct 28, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 3 Comments

    Okay, this is one of the oddest named recipes you'll run into, but Amish and Mennonite cookbooks are full of recipes with cheeky names.

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    • 🍗 Old Lady On a Bus Chicken Ingredients
    • 📋 Instructions
    • 😂 More Amish Recipes With Funny Names
    • 🖨️ Full Recipe

      One of my favorite Plain cookbooks was written by Marjorie Rohrer, a Mennonite woman in Virginia.  This book contains over 300 recipes culled from Mennonite families and traditions.  This book, by the way, is very difficult to find. It was only published about 10 years ago, but the print run was very limited.   Okay, this recipe gets its name from a conversation,which included a recipe, that a Mennonite woman overheard between "two old ladies on a bus near Atlanta." (what the Mennonite woman was doing in Atlanta on a bus never was explained)  The recipe then became a favorite of Mennonite women in Dayton, Virginia.

    What really gives this chicken its kick is the orange juice in the sauce. Chicken recipes like this are very popular on Amish and Mennonite farmsteads. For regulars on Amish365, you'll find we have a gazillion chicken recipes here which is because there are a gazillion chicken recipes in the recipe files of Amish cooks. It's a plentiful meat that requires a myriad of recipes. But most Amish cooks are also Amish moms and wives and time is short, so any recipes that are quick and flavorful are favorites. And Old Lady on a Bus Chicken checks all of those boxes.

    You can experiment with add your own flavors: seasoning salt, garlic salt, onion powder, red pepper flakes, any of the usual old standbys from the spice rack!

    And if doesn't hurt to have a recipe with a funny name to increase the popularity. Recipes are conversational currency among the Amish. So if a recipe has a funny name like "Hammer Chicken" or "Throw On Your Head Rice" (I just made those up), the recipe will get more attention and conversation at Amish picnics and potlucks.

    So, let's talk more about "Old Lady on a Bus Chicken."

    Old Lady On A Bus Chicken

    Start out with fresh cuts of chicken.

    A nice smoky blend of sauces and spices smothers this chicken and allows for some amazing flavors.

    Bake for 75 minutes for a delicious flavor.

    Old Lady On A Bus Chicken

    Pair with a salad or some of your favorite dipping sauces for a super saucy, smoky chicken!

    🍗 Old Lady On a Bus Chicken Ingredients

    • 1 fryer chicken (cut up)
    • 1 /2 cup orange juice concentrate
    • 1 /3 cup Kraft barbecue sauce
    • 1 /3 cup ketchup
    • 2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 /2 teaspoon hickory smoke

    📋 Instructions

    1. Grease a 9 X 13 inch pan.
    2. Place chicken in a pan.
    3. Combine sauce ingredients and pour over chicken.
    4. Bake for 1 1 /4 hours at 350, basting occasionally after first half hour.

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    Old Lady On A Bus Chicken

    Old Lady On A Bus Chicken

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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 fryer chicken (cut up)
    • 1 /2 cup orange juice concentrate
    • 1 /3 cup Kraft barbecue sauce
    • 1 /3 cup ketchup
    • 2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon hickory smoke

    Instructions
     

    • Grease a 9 X 13 inch pan.
    • Place chicken in a pan.
    • Combine sauce ingredients and pour over chicken.
    • Bake for 1 1 /4 hours at 350, basting occasionally after first half hour.
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Nana

      February 09, 2017 at 3:40 pm

      Hah-had to laugh at this one because now you really need to look in the freezer case for orange juice concentrate---one of the items you recently mentioned as do they still exist. This sounds like a good recipe. SE Ohio has a good two inches of blowing snow and scholols were cancelled today.

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      • Kevin

        February 09, 2017 at 3:44 pm

        Yep, was thinking the same thing, need to find that OJ concentrate!:) And we just don't get snow in our corner of ohio, SE always gets more!

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    2. Monica

      November 02, 2022 at 11:23 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for your recipes. I love making chicken because my grandson loves it so much so this is wonderful and so easy to put together thank you so much for being interested in great cooking. I do it to me is two people singing like I have a friend in Jesus

      Reply

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