Easy Orange Chicken Recipe

This Easy Orange Chicken recipe is so easy to make at home in less than 30 minutes! Seasoned chicken breast is sautéed until golden and smothered in the very BEST homemade orange sauce!

Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

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3 breasts chicken breasts
cut into 1" cubes
4 tablespoons corn starch
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup (237 mL) orange juice
(fresh squeezed is best)
2/3 cup (158 mL) low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup (118 mL) marmalade
6 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons corn starch
2 tablespoons white vinegar
4 cloves minced garlic
2 teaspoon minced ginger
2 pinch red pepper flakes
1 head broccoli
large, cut into bite-sized bits.

Instructions

Place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add 3 tablespoons
corn starch
,
salt
and pepper. Stir to coat.
Heat a large pan over high heat and add
oil
.
Add chicken to the pan and cook over high heat, turning once, just until browned, about 2 minutes per side. You may have to do this in batches.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Whisk together the juice, chicken broth,
marmalade
,
soy sauce
, 2 tablespoons of
corn starch
, vinegar, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes.
Once chicken is browned, reduce heat to medium add the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through (165 degrees F minimum), about 10 minutes. Add
broccoli
for the last 5 minutes until bright green and tender. If desired, you can thicken the sauce further with additional
corn starch
slurry.
Serve over rice as desired.