Skillet Orange Chicken: Chicken is coated in a sweet and spicy citrus sauce, for a dinner that will make you drool. The best part?! In less than 30 minutes, you can make your favorite Chinese take-out meal at home.
I could eat Asian dishes like Vegetable Potstickers and Spring Rolls at least once a week. This orange chicken–I think I could eat it at least a couple times a week!
Easy Orange Chicken
Orange Chicken happens to be one of my family’s favorite meals. It is not overly spicy and sweet which pleases the kids, but yet complex enough in flavors, adults love it as well. Plus being that I am able to pull this Orange Chicken off in less than 30 minutes, this mom is REALLY happy! I really love easy 30 minute meals!
Did I mention this meal is so much better tasting and better for you than any take-out you can get? As if you needed any more convincing than 25 minute family pleaser to make this dish!
Notes on Homemade Orange Chicken
- Serve this Healthy Orange Chicken over steamed rice, cauli-rice, or quinoa.
- Make this gluten-free Orange Chicken by using gluten free soy sauce.
- If you don’t want to use canola oil, use avocado, peanut of coconut oi. I don’t recommend using olive oil, as the flavor is too strong.
- Freeze any leftovers in individual size portions for a quick grab and go lunch!
- If you happen to have a pressure cooker, you MUST try my Instant Pot Orange Chicken.
Healthy Orange Chicken Recipe
Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- zest of 1 orange
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce Tamari for gluten free
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3 tbs white vinegar
- 1 tbs fresh ginger grated
- 1 tbs cornstarch
- 1 tbs canola oil
- 1 bunch of green onions chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Combine the juice, zest, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, vinegar, ginger and cornstarch together and whisk until sugar dissolved.
- Heat 1 tbs canola oil in large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Once a drop of water sizzles in the oil, add the chicken to the oil, stirring constantly. After the chicken has been browned, 3-4 minutes, remove chicken to a large plate. Add the sauce to the skillet and bring to a boil. Turn to a simmer and return chicken to pan to finish cooking in the sauce, about 5 minutes.
- Serve over steamed rice or quinoa and garnish with green onion slices.
This looks tasty! Orange chicken is one of my favorite things to get when we go out to one of our Chinese buffets.
I sure hope you like it. And there is no guilt after this meal!!
I really want to try this! I’ve made sweet and sour chicken but never orange. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you for all the great tips and recipes!
This looks like such a flavorful main dish – love that it freezes well, too!
Thanks Melanie!
This is my kind of meal girl! We love Asian at our house!
You will love this!
I am loving my instant pot and always looking for new recipes to make in it. This is going on the list! Yum!
You won’t be disappointed Christie!
My daughter loves loves loves orange chicken. I’m going to share this recipe with her for sure. She needs quick and easy with her busy schedule. I might have to get her an instant pot, but thank you for sharing the non instant pot way of cooking too!
YAY!! I hope your daughter LOVES this Marion! I bought my mom an Instant Pot awhile back as well–she had been comlaining she got home from work too late too cook–NOT anymore 🙂
Orange chicken is going on our menu! It looks DELISH!
Enjoy 🙂
I think I need to get an Instant pot! Great dish!
I think you do too GIRL!
I’ve heard so many positive things about the instant pot, your orange chicken sounds delicious.
Looks like a tasty meal and love how easy it is.
Thanks Caroline!
This is definitely on my to make list. I love the new look of your site too!
Thanks so much Denise <3
I’ll be making this soon!
Enjoy!!
This is on my to-do list this week! Love the new design by the way.
This look so delicious. I could imagine that kids would love it!
Thanks Eileen–this is very popular with kids.