How To Make Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
Breaded pieces of chicken breasts are slow-cooked in a garlicky orange-infused soy sauce to create this orange chicken recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¼lbchicken breasts,boneless, skinless, cut into 1-inch chunks
- ¼cupcornstarch
- salt and pepper,to taste
- ¼cupvegetable oil
- ¾cuporange marmalade
- ¼cupsoy sauce,low-sodium
- 1tbsprice vinegar
- 1tspsesame oil
- ½tspgarlic,minced
- cooking spray
- 1tbspsesame seeds
- 2tbspgreen onions,sliced
Instructions
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Place the chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the cornstarch and salt and pepper. Toss to coat the chicken in the cornstarch mixture.
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Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned. Work in batches if needed.
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Coat a slow cooker with cooking spray and add the chicken to the slow cooker.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the orange marmalade, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and garlic.
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Pour the sauce over the chicken and gently stir to coat.
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Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours.
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Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, then serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 607.91kcal
- Fat:Â 32.16g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.19g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.26g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 18.08g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 6.94g
- Carbohydrates:Â 49.92g
- Fiber:Â 1.16g
- Sugar:Â 36.15g
- Protein:Â 31.62g
- Cholesterol:Â 90.72mg
- Sodium:Â 1002.09mg
- Calcium:Â 72.09mg
- Potassium:Â 433.87mg
- Iron:Â 1.86mg
- Vitamin A: 37.52µg
- Vitamin C:Â 3.55mg
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