![]() ![]() ![]() She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon. Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. We love to serve this with Chinese Steamed Rice, dim sum favorites like Crab Rangoon, Egg Rolls, Spring Rolls, or Potstickers and something non chicken like Beef Teriyaki or Coconut Shrimp. When ready to cook be sure to spray with cooking spray or coat with vegetable oil well because the extra condensation from defrosting will cause the breading to soften a bit, so the extra oil will help. You can also bread the chicken pieces and freeze them ahead of baking on a baking sheet. Most Chinese food that is battered is made using dark meat, so while chicken breast is certainly an option, just know it will make the dish slightly less tender. Since we are baking it in the oven the thigh meat will keep the meat more tender and any fat that renders out of the chicken will help to crisp up the bites. You can absolutely use skinless chicken breast in this recipe instead of chicken thighs, the reason I chose to use chicken thighs was because the classic Chinese Orange Chicken recipe is made using chicken thighs. This way your orange sauce will be ready right when the chicken comes out and is perfectly crispy.įinish the dish with some green onions, sesame seeds or extra crushed red peppers as a garnish. To cut down on the time you are working on this orange chicken recipe make your sauce while your chicken is baking. The first thing we do is add the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes to a pan with a bit of oil to saute before adding and thickening the sauce ingredients. Using the Panda Express recipe most of the flavor comes from garlic, ginger, orange juice, orange zest and sesame oil. Orange Chicken Sauce:Ĭlassic orange chicken sauce is made with white sugar but some recipes call for marmalade or brown sugar. When you break down the panko bread crumbs and make them smaller you won’t have the spiky texture most people have when baking with panko, so it will taste and feel more like a classic orange chicken recipe. The first time you make this recipe make it with this sauce (because yes, it is as good as the Panda Express original), but next time try making my recipes for General Tso’s Chicken or Easy Sesame Chicken using this method for baking the chicken. This recipe is so much easier but uses the same delicious sauce you love and easy enough for dinner tonight. Most people don’t like deep frying because it can be dangerous, messy and it takes a lot of oil. Baked Orange Chickenīaked Orange Chicken takes the most difficult part of making my crazy popular orange chicken recipe out of the equation (that would be the deep frying). This recipe is healthier because of baking, but has the same sauce as my classic Panda Express Orange Chicken (Copycat) recipe and you should make it immediately and serve it with Easy Chow Mein or Chinese Fried Rice. You can find the ingredients and instructions here, Slow Cooker Orange Chicken.Baked Orange Chicken made with Panda Express Orange Chicken Copycat Sauce with an easy baked recipe that’s easier and healthier than frying in 30 minutes! I have this recipe in the slow cooker and it was so simple. How to make orange chicken in the slow cooker: Here are a few more of my favorite side dishes to serve with this chicken. We usually serve this recipe over rice with our favorite vegetable. What is a good side dish for orange chicken? Step four: Add chicken to a large mixing bowl and pour orange sauce over cooked chicken. Turn and cook until both sides are crispy. Step three: Allow chicken to cook for 3-4 minutes before turning over. Wash chicken pieces in egg wash and then coat with flour. and prepare your skillet by heating it on medium heat and add oil. Step two: Now dice your chicken breast into bite-size pieces. While your sauce simmers get your chicken started. Whisk together and allow to cook on a simmer. Using a small saucepan add BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce. After you make your easy orange chicken, grab a movie, and have a date night in! I also included a recipe video for you! The orange sauce for this recipe only has 3 super simple ingredients. You know I'm not going to give you a recipe with a long list of ingredients that you can't get at your local grocery store. My husband loves Chinese inspired food so this was a favorite for sure. I really enjoy cooking and creating meals for my family, so I don't order take-out a lot. I made my orange sauce with just easy three ingredients! Yep, just three!! You can also find a recipe video at the end of the blog post! Some take-out duplicates can call for lots of ingredients you don't have. If you love take-out then you are going to love this Easy Orange Chicken. Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe ![]()
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