Easy Orange Chicken

Name: Easy Orange Chicken
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tsp orange zest; 1 cup orange juice; .67 cups packed brown sugar; 4 tbsp white rice vinegar; 6 tbsp tamari; 4 tsp Sriracha; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp garlic powder; 4 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water (for cornstarch); 4 tbsp olive oil; 3lbs chicken breast; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; Green onions thinly sliced

4 steps

Updated at: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:02:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories385.8 kcal (19%)

Total Fat18.8 g (27%)

Carbs25.7 g (10%)

Sugars19.6 g (22%)

Protein27.9 g (56%)

Sodium1024.2 mg (51%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4 tsporange zest

1 cuporange juice

⅔ cupsbrown sugar

packed

4 Tbspwhite rice vinegar

6 Tbsptamari

4 tspsriracha

2 tspground ginger

2 tspgarlic powder

4 Tbspcornstarch

1 Tbspwater

for cornstarch

4 Tbspolive oil

3 lbschicken breast

½ tspkosher salt

Green onions

thinly sliced

Instructions

Prep the sauce

Step 1

In a bowl, whisk together the orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, Sriracha, ginger, garlic powder, and dissolved cornstarch. Whisk until there are no white streaks left from the cornstarch

Cook the chicken

Step 2

Towel dry the pieces of chicken, as it's important to remove excess moisture for even browning. Cut into bite-size pieces. In a large nonstick pan, heat oil over high heat until hot. Add chicken and kosher salt. Cook and stir until chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl and cover to keep warm.

Heat Sauce

Step 3

In now-empty pan, add the orange sauce mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, 30 seconds. Return the cooked chicken back to pan, along with any accumulated juices. Toss to coat chicken.

Serve

Step 4

Serve immediately over cooked rice. Sprinkle with scallions for garnish and extra Sriracha sauce on the side, if desired. Leftovers can be covered and refrigerated for several days.