Learn how to make orange chicken recipes at home to save money, calories, and time. This low calorie recipe orange chicken is only 313 calories, and can be made in just 30 minutes. Make your own orange chicken recipe at home with this easy how to guide, low calorie orange sauce for chicken recipe, printable recipe card, and even a shopping list for homemade orange chicken.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Orange Chicken Sauce:
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 2 oranges
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce or Tamari
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Low Calorie Orange Chicken at Home
Healthy Orange Chicken at Home Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can meal prep 2 ways. You can cook the healthy recipe completely then store for later, or add the ingredients to a bag, mix and add to the freezer for later.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and the freezer for a month.
Reheating: Reheat in the microwave for 1-3 minutes, or in a 350 degree oven until warmed through (about 20 minutes)
Low Calorie Orange Chicken at Home
Low Calorie Orange Chicken at Home
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Orange Chicken Sauce:
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 2 oranges
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce or Tamari
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat sesame oil over medium heat.
- Cook the chicken until browned and cooked though, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the orange sauce mixture in a medium bowl.
- Once cooked, move the chicken to a plate, and pour the sauce into the pan.
- Bring the sauce mixture to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir often to avoid burning.
- Once the sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, add the cooked chicken to the pan and mix together to coat the chicken in orange sauce.
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Different elevations can change such things. Try adding 1 tablespoon cornstarch.
Did you add cornstarch?
Tried the recipe, the orange sauce did not thickened, Not sure why?
I did followed the recipe.
Any thoughts ?