Better than take-out Orange Peel Chicken recipe that couldn’t be easier to make from scratch!
I’m all about take-out style recipes you can make from home. Orange chicken is one of my all-time favorites, but I also love:
The flavors in this recipe are perfect–sweet and tangy, with a little bit of spice. And you honestly can’t beat how EASY this dish is.
Made in one pan, no deep-frying or special methods. It’s way healthier than take-out too. I serve it with my favorite Fried Rice, (I leave out the ham and substitute brown rice.)
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Recipe
Orange Peel Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons oil (vegetable or canola oil)
- 4 green onions , chopped
- hot cooked brown rice , for serving
- sesame seeds , for garnish (optional)
For the Sauce:
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2-4 teaspoons Sriracha hot sauces to taste, for heat
- 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Add cornstarch and chicken pieces to a ziplock bag and shake to evenly coat.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken in 2-3 batches, cooking for several minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Add more oil while cooking, if needed. Remove chicken to a plate.
- Add the sauce ingredients to the pan and whisk well to combine.
- Cook for a few minutes, until thickened. Add green onions and cooked chicken and toss to coat.
- Serve over hot cooked rice with a few extra green onions and sesame seeds (optional) on top.
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I am planning to make this for dinner, the recipe looks AMAZING!
Q. For the orange peels, do I add that towards the end after they were dried previously or do you cook/saute them at what point during the process? I see 1 photo of them in the pan with the chicken & green onions. Do you then eat the peels with the meal? And can you update the recipe to include how to prep & add the orange peels too, I could not find it above. Thanks.
First time trying an Orange Chicken recipe and our family loved this dish!!!
Thank you!
Fresh orange juice or concentrate?
I mean fresh squeezed right from the orange!
Whole family loves it!
This is a great orange chicken recipe. I’ve made this several times, and my family loves it!
Thanks Richard–I’m really happy your family has enjoyed it.
I love this! It’s so fulfilling and stir up a sensation of hunger.
How do you get the orange peel to look so pretty? What kind of zester do you use?
Thanks Laurie ๐ I actually use a hand peeler to peel a long, thin piece and then wrap it around a chopstick.