This 30-Minute Healthy Orange Chicken comes together easily and quickly, without the mess of batter and frying. It's easy on the waist and big on taste!
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 10 minutesmins
Total Time: 30 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2tspfreshly grated orange zest
½cupfreshly squeezed orange juice, approximately 2 medium oranges
Prep the Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together the orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, Sriracha, ginger, garlic powder, and dissolved cornstarch. Whisk until there are no white streaks left from the cornstarch.
Cook Chicken: Towel dry the pieces of chicken, as it's important to remove excess moisture for even browning. Cut into bite-size pieces. In a large nonstick pan, heat oil over high heat until hot. Add chicken and kosher salt. Cook and stir until chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
Heat Sauce: In now-empty pan, add the orange sauce mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, 30 seconds. Return the cooked chicken back to pan, along with any accumulated juices. Toss to coat chicken.
Serve: Serve immediately over cooked rice. Sprinkle with scallions for garnish and extra Sriracha sauce on the side, if desired. Leftovers can be covered and refrigerated for several days.