Crockpot Orange Chicken
This Crockpot Orange Chicken is better than take out, so much healthier, and ridiculously easy to make.
Equipment
- crockpot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 0.5 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 0.25 cup brown sugar packed
- 0.25 cup honey
- 0.5 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 0.5 cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1-2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more to taste
- 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.25 cup cornstarch whisked together with ¼ cup cold water to create a slurry (optional)
Optional Toppings
- Green onion thinly sliced
- Cilantro chopped
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Grease your crockpot with cooking spray.
- Whisk together sauce ingredients: broth, orange juice, brown sugar, honey, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, orange zest, red pepper flakes, ground ginger, and black pepper.
- Pour half the sauce into crockpot.
- Place chicken into crockpot.
- Pour the rest of the sauce over the chicken.
- Place the lid on and cook on LOW for 4 hours or HIGH for 2 hours.
- Remove chicken from crockpot and set aside.
- Whisk the cornstarch into the sauce until well combined.
- Place chicken back into crockpot and cover.
- Cook for an additional 1 hour on HIGH (if you cooked on low before) or 30 mins on HIGH (if you cooked on HIGH before).
- Remove chicken, cut into chunks, then stir back into sauce.
- Serve with your choice of rice and additional toppings and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 30gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg
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