Name: Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¼ lb boneless, skinless, cut into 1-inch chunks chicken breasts; ¼ cup cornstarch; to taste salt and pepper; ¼ cup Vegetable Oil; ¾ cup orange marmalade; ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp sesame oil; ½ tsp minced garlic; Cooking spray; 1 tbsp Sesame seeds; 2 tbsp sliced Green Onions

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.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 20 minutes

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

Place the chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the cornstarch and salt and pepper. Toss to coat the chicken in the cornstarch mixture.
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.
Coat a slow cooker with cooking spray and add the chicken to the slow cooker.
In a small bowl, whisk together the orange marmalade, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and garlic.
Pour the sauce over the chicken and gently stir to coat.
Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, then serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 607.91kcal
Fat: 32.16g
Saturated Fat: 5.19g
Trans Fat: 0.26g
Monounsaturated Fat: 18.08g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.94g
Carbohydrates: 49.92g
Fiber: 1.16g
Sugar: 36.15g
Protein: 31.62g
Cholesterol: 90.72mg
Sodium: 1002.09mg
Calcium: 72.09mg
Potassium: 433.87mg
Iron: 1.86mg
Vitamin A: 37.52µg
Vitamin C: 3.55mg

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