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Easy Orange Chicken

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Easy Orange Chicken

Chicken coated in cornstarch and fried until properly crisp before it ever meets the orange sauce, finished with a scatter of fresh orange zest for brightness.

Total time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Chinese
high-protein

Ingredients

600gchicken thigh, cubed
1 cupjarred orange sauce
3 cupssteamed rice
1/2 cup / to tastecornstarch and orange zest

Instructions

1

Coat the chicken pieces in cornstarch and fry in batches until properly crisp and deep golden.

2

Crowding the pan will steam the coating instead of crisping it, so fry in small batches.

3

Warm the orange sauce in a separate pan over medium heat until it starts to thicken slightly.

4

Toss the hot, crispy chicken through the sauce just before serving, so it stays crunchy, and finish with a scatter of fresh orange zest over rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
478
Protein
51.3g
Fat
5.9g
Carbs
49.7g
Fiber
0.7g
Sodium
113mg

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