Honey Orange Chicken
Honey Orange Chicken ~ better than takeout! Citrusy Asian flavored tender chicken pieces in a delicious sauce served over rice.
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Ingredients
Honey Orange Chicken Ingredients:
- 1 pound of boneless chicken cut in 1” cubes
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- 2 cloves of garlic grated
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups of chopped vegetables of your choice suggestions: onions, carrots, bell peppers, edamame, sugar snap peas, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini
- Note: these vegetables are suggestions. Choose 3 or 4 of your choice but not all of them).
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- Juice and zest from one medium size orange
- 2 teaspoons sriracha or more to taste Note: sriracha can be completely omitted.
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat then season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add it to the skillet browning on both sides until it’s cooked through then remove it from the skillet.
- Add the vegetables to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, cook 2-3 minutes then grate in the garlic and continue cooking another 1-2 minutes.
- Return the chicken to the skillet, combine with the vegetables and reduce the heat to low.
- Whisk the sauce together making sure to completely combine the honey, then pour it into the skillet scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Cook a few minutes, stirring frequently until the sauce thickens.
- Serve over rice or noodles.