Easy Orange Chicken Casserole
Orange chickne casserole combines a nutrious take on orange chicken with jasmine rice to make a flavorful one-pot weeknight dish!
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 1 hour
Total 1 hour 20 minutes
Fat 7
Carbs 51
Protein 29
Yield 6
Ingredients
For the Casserole
- 1.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into ~½ inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 cup jasmine rice uncooked
- 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
- 4 cups chopped broccoli
For the Sauce
- 1.5 cups orange juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cups soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground ginger
- 2 tablespoon sriracha
Toppings
- 1-2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 3 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to broil and then add the chicken to a 9x13-inch ceramic casserole dish. Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons orange juice, garlic powder, and sesame oil to the chicken and toss to coat. Let the chicken marinate for 10 minutes.
- Place the casserole dish into the oven under the broiler and broil the chicken for 2 minutes, toss, and add additional 2 minutes to brown the chicken.
- Remove the casserole dish from the oven and add the jasmine rice, onion, and broccoli. Toss to combine.
- Next, mix up the sauce. Add the orange juice and honey to a bowl and whisk until there are no clumps of honey at the bottom of the bowl. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients to the orange juice and whisk to combine.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture in the casserole and toss to combine. Be sure the rice is submerged in liquid.
- Turn the oven heat down to 375ºF and cover the casserole dish with tin foil. Bake the casserole for 30 minutes.
- Stir the casserole after 30 minutes (it will still have a lot of liquid in it). Bake the casserole, covered, for an additional 15-30 minutes, or until the rice is fully cooked.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes without removing the cover.
- Top with sesame seeds and green onions.
Tips & Notes
You can use any other long-grain rice for this recipe. Do not use germinated rice of any kind.
You can add more vegetables to this dish if you’d like.
This is a saucier casserole. Let the dish sit longer if you’d like the rice to absorb more liquid.
You can add more vegetables to this dish if you’d like.
This is a saucier casserole. Let the dish sit longer if you’d like the rice to absorb more liquid.
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Nutrition Facts
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g