This easy Orange Chicken recipe is perfect to get your takeout fix in a healthier way. Crispy chicken pieces and bell pepper are tossed in a fragrant honey orange sauce with aromatic ginger and garlic.
Season chicken pieces generously with salt and pepper. Marinate in soy sauce and vinegar for at least 15 minutes.
Place potato starch in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge marinated chicken cubes in starch. Shake off excess.
In a skillet, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Brown the chicken pieces until golden. Place fried chicken on paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the oil. Lightly sauté diced bell peppers for a few minutes, then set aside.
Add ginger and garlic to the pan and sauté for a couple minutes until fragrant. Add chicken broth, orange juice, honey and soy sauce and stir to combine.
Keep cooking the sauce until it reduces and thickens to a syrup-like consistency.
Add fried chicken pieces and diced bell pepper to reduced sauce and toss to coat. Serve with steamed rice, sprinkled with green onion and sesame.
Notes
Chicken breast meat can also be replaced with thigh meat. Thigh meat results in juicier chicken pieces.
Potato starch seems to result in the crispiest coating, but both corn or tapioca starch can be used as well.
You can adjust the honey amount, depending on the sweetness of your orange juice.
This recipe can be made paleo by using coconut aminos to replace soy sauce. Use tapioca starch, or completely leave out the coating and simple sauté the chicken pieces.
For vegetarian version, try cauliflower pieces to replace the chicken and otherwise follow the recipe.
This recipe is gluten free if using Tamari soy sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Orange Chicken Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
373
% Daily Value*
Fat
10
g
15
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
30
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
65
mg
22
%
Sodium
1648
mg
69
%
Potassium
848
mg
24
%
Carbohydrates
47
g
16
%
Fiber
3
g
12
%
Sugar
23
g
26
%
Protein
26
g
52
%
Vitamin A
1259
IU
25
%
Vitamin C
66
mg
80
%
Calcium
39
mg
4
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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