How To Make Healthy Orange Chicken
Make a deliciously healthy orange chicken; a classic takeout favorite, minus the guilt with this lighter version that does away with deep-frying.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½lbchicken breasts,boneless, skinless, diced into small 1-inch pieces
- 1½tbspcanola oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- 2tsporange zest
- â…“cupfresh orange juice
- ¼cuplow-sodium chicken broth,plus 2 tbsp
- 3tbsplow-sodium soy sauce
- 3tbsphoney
- 2½tbspgranulted sugar
- ¾tsponion powder
- ¼tspdried ginger
- 2tbspwhite vinegar
- ½tspSriracha hot sauce,optional
- 2tbspcornstarch
- green onions,chopped, for serving
- sesame seeds,optional
Instructions
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Heat a wok over moderately high heat. Add canola oil and once hot add chicken and season lightly with salt and pepper.
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Cook chicken, tossing occasionally, for 5 to 6 minutes or until it has cooked through.
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Transfer to a plate, leaving the little bit of remaining oil behind.
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Reduce burner to medium heat and return skillet to heat. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
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Add in orange juice, ¼ cup of the chicken broth, orange zest, soy sauce, honey, sugar, onion powder, ginger, vinegar, and Sriracha. Season with salt and pepper to taste and return to heat.
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In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch with the remaining 2 tablespoons of chicken broth until well-blended.
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Pour mixture into the wok.
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Cook and stir constantly until sauce bubbles and has thickened well. Remove from heat and toss the chicken in the sauce mixture.
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Optionally, serve warm with white or brown rice and top with green onions and sesame seeds.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 458.58kcal
- Fat:Â 21.20g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.96g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.88g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 4.87g
- Carbohydrates:Â 29.06g
- Fiber:Â 0.60g
- Sugar:Â 22.60g
- Protein:Â 37.18g
- Cholesterol:Â 108.86mg
- Sodium:Â 607.20mg
- Calcium:Â 36.08mg
- Potassium:Â 499.85mg
- Iron:Â 1.72mg
- Vitamin A: 43.36µg
- Vitamin C:Â 12.79mg
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