Orange Chicken SC

Name: Orange Chicken SC
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ small onion (, thinly sliced); 2 7 oz. (boneless, skinless) chicken thighs; ¼ cup orange preserves/ marmalade; 2 Tbsp orange juice; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 clove garlic (, minced); pinch ginger; ⅛ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp pepper; ¼ tsp toasted sesame seeds (, optional); (Crushed) red pepper

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:3h

A healthier twist on traditional Orange Chicken. This single serving chicken recipe is so easy to make and the perfect amount for anyone cooking for one.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:02:43 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories368.8 kcal (18%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs30.9 g (12%)

Sugars28.2 g (31%)

Protein40.4 g (81%)

Sodium799.2 mg (40%)

Fiber0.7 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

onion

small, thinly sliced

2 x 7 ozboneless skinless chicken thighs

Sauce

¼ cuporange preserves

2 Tbsporange juice

1 Tbspsoy sauce

1clove garlic

minced

ginger

⅛ tspsalt

⅛ tsppepper

¼ tsptoasted sesame seeds

optional

Crushed red pepper

Instructions

Step 1

To make sauce, add orange juice, marmalade, soy, garlic, ginger, salt, & pepper to saucepan and whisk. Cook sauce down in saucepan, then dry thighs well, or add cornstarch slurry with brown sugar to thicken sauce more, as needed.

Step 2

Place thinly sliced onions into bowl of slow cooker. Top with two boneless, skinless chicken thighs; pour orange sauce over top.

Step 3

Cook chicken HIGH 3 hR. or LOW for 6 hr.

Step 4

Top with green onion and sesame seeds

Step 5

Add crushed red pepper for spice.

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