Orange Chicken Easy Sweet Tangy Dinner Recipe
Orange Chicken is a crispy, sweet, and tangy dish made with tender chicken coated in a rich orange marmalade and BBQ sauce glaze.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–3 cups chicken breast, cubed
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2–1 cup BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch.
- Fry chicken in batches until golden and crispy.
- Mix orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce.
- Add chicken to pan and pour sauce over.
- Simmer until sauce thickens and coats chicken.
- Garnish and serve hot.
Notes
- Cook chicken in batches for crispiness.
- Adjust sauce thickness as needed.
- Serve immediately for best texture.
- Store leftovers up to 4 days.
- Reheat in pan or oven.
- Add vegetables for variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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