Healthy Orange Chicken
This healthy orange chicken is a lightened-up take on the classic Chinese take-out dish. It’s loaded with flavor, easy to make and absolutely delicious especially when paired with rice and a side of veggies.
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- ⅓ cup tamari (coconut aminos or soy sauce)
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 2 Tablespoons arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
- ¾ cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger (grated)
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 large eggs (whisked)
- 1.5 lb boneless (skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized chunks)
- 2 Tablespoons avocado or olive oil
- Sliced green onions (for garnish)
- Sesame seeds (for garnish (optional))
- Red chili flakes (for garnish (optional))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F and coat a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Add all your sauce ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- 3
Place arrowroot powder, flour, baking soda, cayenne, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Crack eggs into another shallow bowl and whisk.
- 4
One by one, dredge each chicken chunk in the egg bowl, wiping off any access and then dip each into the flour mixture. Roll until each piece is covered completely.
- 5
Place the coated chicken on prepared baking sheet with parchment or a wire rack that fits on a baking sheet, without parchment. Be sure to spray the wire rack with cooking spray or the chicken will stick! Bake chicken for 15 minutes.
- 6
When baking timer only has a few minutes left, add oil to a large skillet over medium heat. When chicken is done in the oven, add to warm skillet and allow chicken to crisp up for about 2 minutes per side.
- 7
Once chicken is golden brown and completely cooked through, add chicken to a plate and set aside while heating the sauce. Pour sauce mixture into the same skillet over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and let sauce thicken up until it coats the back of a spoon, about 5-6 minutes.
- 8
Once sauce has thickened up, add chicken back to the skillet and toss until all the chicken is coated.
- 9
Serve chicken over rice and garnish with green onions. Serve with a side of broccoli or another green veggie.