Healthy Orange Chicken

4.90 from 19 votes

Looking for a better than Panda Express Orange Chicken recipe? We're sharing a delicious recipe for healthy orange chicken. It's made with real orange juice, honey, a little sriracha AND...it's not deep fried, but still has a crunch.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: healthy orange chicken, orange chicken

Servings:

Author: Lee Funke

Ingredients

Chicken

2 large eggs
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour any kind of flour will work
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
2 tablespoon coconut oil or more, if needed

Orange Chicken Sauce

2/3 cup 100% orange juice
2 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
2 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon sriracha
2 teaspoon cornstarch

Optional Toppings

fresh orange zest
sesame seeds

Instructions

First, prepare orange chicken sauce by mixing together orange juice, soy sauce, honey, and sriracha. Set aside.
Next, crack 2 eggs in a medium bowl and whisk until scrambled. Then, place white whole wheat flour, garlic powder, and salt in another medium bowl and whisk.
Prepare chicken by thinly slicing into bite-sized pieces. Then, dunk each piece into the egg wash and coat with the flour mixture. Repeat until all chicken slices are fully coated.
Heat a tablespoon of coconut oil in a large pan over medium/high heat. Cook chicken pieces on each side for 2-4 minutes or until fully cooked. Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to do this in batches. Add more oil as needed.
Once all chicken is fully cooked, remove from pan. Then, add in sauce and sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of cornstarch. Whisk over medium-high heat until sauce has thickened and cornstarch has dissolved.
Add chicken back in and toss in sauce. Season with fresh orange zest and sesame seeds.
Serve with your choice of grain and veggie!

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Notes

Nutrition information does not include rice.

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