Low-Fat Orange Chicken
Created by lovinretirement on February 18, 2016
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #22906
Ingredients
- FOR ORANGE CHICKEN
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups cooked rice
- FOR ORANGE CHICKEN SAUCE
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 orange (zest of)
- Crushed red pepper flakes (pinch of)
How to Make
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Step 1: To Make The Orange Chicken Sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until combined. If you would like the sauce to be even sweeter, add an extra 2-4 tablespoons of honey. Set aside.
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Step 2: Season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
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Step 3: Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute for about 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and nearly cooked through.
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Step 4: Pour in the orange chicken sauce, and stir to combine. Let the sauce come to a boil, then boil for an additional minute or two until thickened. Remove from heat and serve immediately over rice.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (582.1 g)
- Calories 836.8
- Total Fat - 15.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 192.8 mg
- Sodium - 1621.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 92.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 31.1 g
- Protein - 77.1 g
- Calcium - 62 mg
- Iron - 5.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 47.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg