Healthy Orange Chicken
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
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
14
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lb2 lb2 lb Chicken Breast, Or thigh
- 1 whole1 whole1 whole Egg
- .66 cup.66 cup.66 cup Cassava Flour, Or gf flour
- .66 cup.66 cup.66 cup Arrowroot Flour
- .75 cup.75 cup.75 cup Orange Juice
- .25 cup.25 cup.25 cup Coconut Aminos
- .25 cup.25 cup.25 cup Water
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
- .5 tsp.5 tsp.5 tsp Garlic Powder
- .25 tsp.25 tsp.25 tsp ground Ginger
- 1 pinch1 pinch1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes, Optional
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Arrowroot Flour, +2 tbsp water
Orange sauce
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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
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Dairy Free Entrées Gluten Free Grain Free Meat Nut Free Paleo Poultry Sauces & Dressings Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free| 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 |
| Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
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