Healthy Orange Chicken

Ready in : 45 mins

Healthy Orange Chicken is a main course that serves 2. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 526 calories, 54g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. For $3.19 per serving, this recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, garlic, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today. 3 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 68%. This score is solid. Similar recipes are Healthy Orange Chicken, Healthy Orange Chicken, and Healthy Orange Chicken.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

DAIRY FREE

Ingredients

chicken breast

1 lb

vegetable oil

1 tsp

orange juice

0.25 cup

rice vinegar

0.25 cup

rice wine

1 tsp

rice wine

1 tsp

rice wine

1 tsp

soy sauce

2 Tbs

chili sauce

1 Tbs

garlic

2 cloves

brown sugar

1 Tbs

brown sugar

1 Tbs

orange zest

2 Tbs

green onions

1 stalk

water

0.25 cup

corn starch

1 tsp

salt and pepper

2 servings

rice

2 servings

rice

2 servings

Cooking in Steps

1
Cut the chicken breast into cubes. In a mixing bowl, marinate the chicken with orange juice, rice vinegar, rice wine, hot chili sauce, brown sugar, and minced garlic. Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and press down so the marinade will soak the chicken evenly. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

chicken breast

minced garlic

orange juice

rice vinegar

brown sugar

chili sauce

rice wine

marinade

chicken

wrap

plastic wrap

mixing bowl
2
While waiting for the chicken to marinate, prepare the vegetables. Chop the onion into square pieces. Chop green onions and separate the white and green parts. Zest the orange.

green onions

vegetable

chicken

orange

onion
3
In a saut pan, add vegetable oil and turn to high heat.

vegetable oil

frying pan
4
Add in the chicken and saut for 1 minute. Toss the chicken and saut for another minute or until caramelized.

chicken
5
Transfer the chicken to a dish.

chicken
6
Continue to use high heat.
7
Add the chopped onion to the pan and saut until soft.

onion

frying pan
8
Add the chicken back to the pan, with the white parts of the green onion and orange zest. Cook for about 30 seconds.

green onions

orange zest

chicken

frying pan
9
Add the liquid to the pan and let it simmer to 30 seconds.

frying pan
10
Add the remaining green onion to the pan and let the sauce continue to reduce and thicken.

green onions

frying pan
11
When the sauce is reduced to desired consistency, add salt and pepper to taste. The orange chicken is done.

salt and pepper

chicken

orange
12
Serve over white rice.

white rice