A Delicious, Simple Recipe for Crockpot Orange Chicken
Crockpot Orange Chicken is an easy recipe you can make at home. There’s no need to run out when you get the craving! Try this recipe for slow-cooker orange chicken!
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What is Orange Chicken?
This is a dish frequently served in Chinese restaurants. It’s made from boneless, skinless chicken pieces. When prepared, the chicken is fried before being coated in a sweet, tangy orange-flavored sauce. You can serve it over rice, broccoli, or whatever you like.
How is Crockpot Orange Chicken Different?
I’m trying to eat less deep-fried food and find healthier alternatives, so I liked the idea of not deep-frying the chicken before putting together this dish. I researched and found people were making orange chicken in the crockpot, with no deep-frying involved! I knew we’d want more sauce because we serve this dish over rice, so I modified the recipe to include plenty of sauce.
Here’s an easy recipe for starting a meal quickly in your crockpot in the morning. I love recipes that don’t require pre-cooking of ingredients. This is a tasty recipe for making orange chicken in a slow cooker.
Here’s the Recipe – Enjoy!
Crockpot Orange Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups chicken broth Progresso
- 1 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 cup rice vinegar seasoned
- 1 cup soy sauce or low-sodium soy sauce, if you prefer
- 4 garlic cloves minced, or 4 tsp Spice World Minced Garlic
- 4 tablespoons orange zest grated
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes more or less is fine, depending on your preference
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste or ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- sesame seeds optional garnish, or sliced green onions
- 1 bag frozen broccoli 10.8 oz Birdseye or whatever you prefer (stir fry vegetables work great too)
- 4 cups rice
Instructions
- Spray your crockpot or multicooker with cooking spray and wipe to help prevent sticking.
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients: chicken broth, orange juice, brown sugar, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic, orange zest, red pepper flakes, ginger (ground or paste), and black pepper. Pour half of the sauce into the crockpot/multicooker.
- Add the chicken.
- Pour the remaining sauce over top of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for four hours (slow cooker settings) or high for two hours.
- Remove the chicken, setting it aside.
- Whisk the cornstarch into the sauce until it is well combined.
- Add the chicken back in.
- Cover and cook on high for 60 minutes more (if you cooked on low before) or 30 minutes more (if you cooked on high before).
- While this finishes cooking, prepare your rice and vegetables.
- Remove the chicken. Cut it up into chunks and add it back into the sauce.
- Serve and garnish as you prefer.
Nutrition
Shopping
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Other Dinner Ideas
Here are a few more ideas you might like:
- Shrimp Chow Mein (made on the stovetop)
- Crockpot Glazed Pork Tenderloin
- Beef & Guinness Stew – Instant Pot, Crockpot, or Stovetop
- Crockpot Lasagna with Ground Beef
- Crockpot Mississippi Beef Stew
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I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!