Name: Baked Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup Panko Breadcrumbs; 2 lbs chicken thighs; 2 large eggs; ½ cup flour; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1½ tbsp ginger; 2 tsp garlic; ½ tsp red pepper; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp rice wine; ¼ cup orange juice; 1 tsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 10 tbsp sugar; 10 tbsp white vinegar; 1 orange

How To Make Baked Orange Chicken

This orange chicken recipe is baked instead of fried, making it a healthier alternative to a Chinese takeaway favorite. Make it in less than 30 minutes.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupPanko Breadcrumbs
2lbschicken thighs,boneless skinless
2largeeggs,beaten
½cupflour
1tbspvegetable oil,divided
1½tbspginger,minced
2tspgarlic,minced
½tspred pepper,crushed
1tbspcornstarch
2tbsprice wine,or white wine
¼cuporange juice,fresh
1tspsesame oil
3tbspsoy sauce,low sodium
10tbspsugar
10tbspwhite vinegar
1orange,zested

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Add the panko to a food processor and pulse until the crumbs are much smaller, like regular breadcrumbs.
Add the panko to one bowl, the chicken (cut into small chunks) in a second bowl, the eggs in a third bowl, and the flour in a fourth bowl.
Dip the chicken pieces into the flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs and place on baking sheet, then spray with cooking spray (or brush lightly with vegetable oil).
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. While the chicken is baking, make the sauce.
Add the remaining tablespoon vegetable oil, ginger, garlic and crushed red peppers to a saucepan on medium heat and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add the rest of the sauce ingredients, bring to a boil until it thickens then turn off the heat and wait for the chicken to finish baking, then toss the chicken with the sauce and serve.