healthier orange chicken
a delicious sweet and savory sauce tops tender chicken fo ran at-home version of an Asian classic recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced into pieces
- 1 tablespoon oil
Orange Sauce Recipe
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup water or chicken broth
- *optional add 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar my kids prefer the recipe without, I tend to like it with the vinegar
Instructions
- Heat a skillet, then add oil and chicken and saute and turn chicken for 2 minutes.
- Next mix the sauce ingredients in a measuring cup, pour slowly over chicken, turn temperature to medium-low and simmer until chicken reaches 165*.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
- Add orange segments if desired.
- Tastes great with a little lime juice added chopped cilantro, shredded carrots, or chopped peanuts.
- *add water to make the sauce thinner if desired, or more cornstarch and water to a simmering pan to thicken the sauce.