Tasty Orange Chicken
Slow cooker Chinese food has never been so easy to make! Plus, we've included a recipe for homemade orange chicken sauce.
One of the highest demanded items on our site is slow cooker Chinese chicken, so in response, we decided to give the people what they want. Here's our version of Tasty Orange Chicken straight from our Test Kitchen.
This is one of the most popular slow cooker chicken recipes where Chinese food is concerned, and we felt like it was time to try our hand at it. Now we can definitively say, that this recipe is utterly delightful. Simply prepare your orange sauce, chop boneless chicken breast into small chunks, brown them, and throw everything in the slow cooker. It's really that simple!
Prepare some white rice and you can pair that with your chicken dish. Why go to a Chinese restaurant when you can eat something just as good in your own kitchen? Try this today.
Preparation Time20 min
Slow Cooker Time LOW5 hr
OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Family Get Together
MealDinner
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon corn starch + 1 tablespoon cold water
- 8 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed or microwaved
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
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In a bowl, whisk together orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, salt, balsamic vinegar, ketchup, corn starch-water mixture and honey. Set aside.
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Pour flour into a small mixing bowl along with chunks of chicken. Cover the chicken with flour completely, shaking off any excess clumps of flour that may accumulate.
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Pour olive oil in a skillet, and brown the flour-covered chicken.
*Don't worry about cooking chicken through -- it will cook fully in the slow cooker. Just get a nice brown color on the outside of the chicken chunks. Your chicken should be slightly crispy. Cook until you've reached your desired level of crispiness. -
Pour your browned and crispy chicken and your orange sauce into the slow cooker, and stir.
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Cook on HIGH for 2-3 hours or on LOW for 5-6 hours.
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Serve over rice and garnished with an orange slice (optional).
Have you made this? Tell us about it in the comments below!
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