Name: Skillet Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts; 3 tbsp cornstarch; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp canola oil; For Orange Chicken Sauce:; ½ cup orange marmalade; ½ cup orange juice; ⅓ cup soy sauce; 1 tbsp white vinegar; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp ginger; 1 pinch red pepper flakes; ⅓ cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp cornstarch

Skillet Orange Chicken Recipe

How To Make Skillet Orange Chicken

Skip the takeout and try this easy to make skillet orange chicken that comes with an addicting crisp, and sweet and tangy sauce, in just 30 minutes!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2chicken breasts,boneless, skinless, cut into 1-inch cubes
3tbspcornstarch
½tspsalt
¼tspblack pepper
2tbspcanola oil,or vegetable oil

For Orange Chicken Sauce:

½cuporange marmalade
½cuporange juice,unsweetened
⅓cupsoy sauce
1tbspwhite vinegar
1tspgarlic,minced
1tspginger,minced
1pinchred pepper flakes
⅓cupchicken broth,low sodium
2tbspcornstarch

Instructions

Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and add 3 tablespoons cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Stir to coat.
Heat a large pan over high heat and add oil. You can add more oil if needed to coat the bottom of your pan.
Add chicken to the pan and cook over high heat, turning once for about 2 minutes per side until browned.
To make the orange chicken sauce, whisk together the marmalade, juice, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, chicken broth, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
Once the chicken is browned, reduce the heat to medium and add the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through in a minimum of 165 degrees F for about 10 minutes.
Serve over rice as desired.