Healthy Orange Chicken

Healthy Orange Chicken – a simple and delicious weeknight dinner that your entire family will love!!  (Whole30 + Paleo + GF + DF)

This is going to end up on permanent rotation!

Healthy Orange Chicken 

I am so excited to finally get this recipe up on the blog for you guys!  If you are in search of a good better-than-takeout recipe … this is it! I made sure it was incredibly simple with minimal ingredients! Cannot wait for you to try it!

Healthy Orange Sauce Ingredients

I really tried to keep this simple for you guys so it is really quick and easy:

• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 Tablespoon orange juice concentrate
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 3 Teaspoon coconut aminos
• 1 Teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 Teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 Teaspoon tapioca starch

What to serve with Orange Chicken

If you are making this with vegetables in it (like broccoli) and it is more of a stir-fry I would serve it with:

1. Cauliflower Rice
2. Jasmine Rice
3. White Rice

If you aren’t adding vegetables into the sauce and are, instead, serving it plain I would serve it with:

1. Baked potato
2. Sautéed zucchini
3. Steamed green beans

Other Healthy Chicken Recipes

Don’t forget I have this awesome round-up of 35+ Healthy Chicken Recipes (Whole30 + Paleo) for you to check out! It is packed with inspiration!

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

1. Healthy Beef and Broccoli 
2. Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas
3. Slow Cooker + IP Chicken Salsa Verde
4. Chicken Apple Salad

High quality chicken recommendation:

If you are looking for a great “meat guy” I highly recommend Butcher Box (a service that delivers 100% Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Beef, Heritage Breed Pork, Free-Range Organic Chicken and Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon).  All of their meat, including their chicken, is absolutely amazing. Click here for $20 off your first order + free bacon!

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Healthy Orange Chicken

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• Author: Erin Jensen
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Stove Top
• Cuisine: Asian

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Healthy Orange Chicken – a simple and delicious weeknight dinner the entire family will love!!

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Ingredients

• 3 medium chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper
• (optional) 1-2 cups broccoli florets
• sesame seeds for garnish

Sauce:

• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 Tablespoon orange juice concentrate
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 3 Teaspoon coconut aminos
• 1 Teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 Teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 Teaspoon tapioca starch

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Instructions

1. Combine orange juice, orange juice concentrate, orange zest, coconut aminos, garlic and sesame oil in a small saucepan. Let simmer uncovered while you cook the chicken.
2. Bring large cast iron skillet to medium high heat and add olive oil, allowing it to coat the pan.
3. Add chicken and season lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Move chicken around, allowing it to cook, approximately 10 minutes (or until fully cooked).
5. Remove chicken from the skillet and place on a large plate; set aside.
6. Pour sauce into the skillet and bring to a simmer.
7. Add tapioca starch and use a whisk to combine.
8. Continue stirring with whisk until sauce starts to thicken, about 2-3 minutes.
9. Add broccoli if you are using it and allow it to cook 2-3 minutes.
10. Add back chicken and stir to combine.
11. Serve immediately and garnish with sesame seeds, if desired.

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Notes

• Serving suggestion: serve on cauliflower rice if Whole30/Paleo – otherwise feel free to serve on regular rice if you want!
• If you want to make this into more of a stir-fry and add even more veggies I would just suggest doubling the sauce so there is enough to coat everything! Super easy!

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