Whole Food Orange Chicken
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 223.3
- Total Fat: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
- Sodium: 374.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 2.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
- Protein: 28.3 g
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Introduction
Orange chicken made with only whole foods!!! Orange chicken made with only whole foods!!!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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16 oz Chicken breast - cubed
1 tsp safflower oil
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tbsp minced ginger
4 oranges
2 tbsp lemon juice
tad red pepper flakes
2 tbsp green onion, chopped
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
Tips
If spicy is your thing increase the red pepper flakes to 1/4 tsp or more.
Directions
Start a cup of Jasmin rice in the rice cooker.
Cut chicken into smallish cubes and chop green onion, ginger root, and mince garlic.
Remove the zest from the oranges and set aside(about 2 tbsp's is plenty). Peel the oranges and add to a blender with the soy sauce, lemon juice, and vinegar and liquify.
Heat oil in pan on high heat and add the ginger root, garlic, and chicken and sautee until garlic is browned, about 5 minutes. Add the juice from the blender, green onion, red pepper flakes, and orange zest and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a fast simmer and simmer for 15-25 minutes. Cut heat and let cool.
Within 5 minutes this will be VERY thick, serve over the jasmin rice and enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 4 normal servings over Jasmin Rice
Cut chicken into smallish cubes and chop green onion, ginger root, and mince garlic.
Remove the zest from the oranges and set aside(about 2 tbsp's is plenty). Peel the oranges and add to a blender with the soy sauce, lemon juice, and vinegar and liquify.
Heat oil in pan on high heat and add the ginger root, garlic, and chicken and sautee until garlic is browned, about 5 minutes. Add the juice from the blender, green onion, red pepper flakes, and orange zest and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a fast simmer and simmer for 15-25 minutes. Cut heat and let cool.
Within 5 minutes this will be VERY thick, serve over the jasmin rice and enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 4 normal servings over Jasmin Rice
