Orange Chicken

Ingredients

4 skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/4 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
~~3 tablespoons coconut aminos~~
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sesame seeds for garnish optional
Broccoli
optional: 1c rice, dry

Skinny Orange Chicken Recipe

Orange Chicken makes a favorite Chinese dish. Get this lightened up Skinny Orange Chicken recipe which is Paleo-friendly, gluten-free, and grain-free, but definitely not free of flavor!

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: 4

Calories: 237kcal

Instructions

put the rice on to cook
Melt coconut oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add in chicken pieces and cook until cooked through and browned, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
steam the broccoli
While chicken is cooking, stir together chicken stock, honey or maple syrup, garlic, orange zest, orange juice, ~~coconut aminos~~, soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes.
Thicken the sauce over low heat, stirring often, until sauce has been reduced and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and pour over chicken.
To serve, spoon chicken over a bed of broccoli (and rice, if desired) and then spoon on additional sauce. Top with sesame seeds, if desired.

Notes

If not concerned with making this recipe Paleo-friendly, use the following substitutions:

For 1 tablespoon coconut oil, use butter or olive oil or a combination of the two
For 1/4 cup coconut aminos, use 1/4 soy sauce

If your sauce does not thicken as desired, you may add the following to assist in the thickening:

Mix 1 - 2 teaspoons of tapioca flour or arrowroot powder, if Paleo OR cornstarch, if non-Paleo, with the same amount of water to form a paste.
Stir into the sauce well to thicken.

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