Healthy Orange Chicken (Edit recipe)

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Skip the heavy takeout and make this delicious baked orange chicken in the comfort of your own home! Made with wholesome ingredients you can feel good about

15 minutes

25 minutes

Difficulty:

Intermediate

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	604
Fat:	20 g
Carbohydrates:	56 g
Protein:	47 g
Cholesterol:	140 g
Sodium:	657 mg
Fiber:	3 g
Sugars:	13 g
Calculated per serving.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 lb Chicken Breast, Or thigh
1 whole Egg
.66 cup Cassava Flour, Or gf flour
.66 cup Arrowroot Flour

Orange sauce

.75 cup Orange Juice
.25 cup Coconut Aminos
.25 cup Water
2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
.5 tsp Garlic Powder
.25 tsp ground Ginger
1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes, Optional
1 Tbsp Arrowroot Flour, +2 tbsp water

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Make your orange sauce but combining all ingredients minus arrowroot flour over stovetop
Heat over low-medium heat, stirring, until bubbling starts
In a small bowl mix together arrowroot + 2 tbsp water. Once dissolved stir into orange sauce and your sauce will start to thicken.
If using right away you can set your orange sauce aside
You can make orange sauce ahead of time and place in an airtight container in the fridge
Chop chicken into bite sized pieces and place on a bowl with beaten egg to coat all chicken
roll each piece into flour mixture and place on baking sheet
Sprinkle with sea salt and spray tops with avocado oil spray
Bake at 400 for 15 min, then flip and spray tops with more avocado oil spray and bake an additional 10-15 min until golden
Toss in orange sauce and serve over jasmine rice and veggies
Sprinkle with green onion and/or sesame seeds