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Spicy Orange Chicken
Spicy Orange Chicken
Recipe makes 6 meals
Nutrition Profile
Calories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 30gFat: 10g
Ingredients
- 24 oz Chicken Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast chopped
- 2 crowns Broccoli chopped
- 1 ½ cup Rice uncooked
- ½ cup Orange Juice
- ¼ cup Rice Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium
- 1 tbsp Chili Paste
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp Corn Starch
- 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Ginger
- ½ tsp MSG
- 5-6 cloves Garlic chopped
- Orange Zest from 1 Orange
Marinade
- 4 cloves Garlic chopped
- ¼ cups Orange Juice
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium
- 1 tbsp Chili Paste
- 1 tbsp Corn Starch
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Ginger
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
Instructions
- Start by chopping your chicken and adding it to a large mixing bowl. In the bowl, add in all of your ingredients from the marinade ingredient list.
- Mix well to ensure the chicken is coated, cover, and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight.
- When your chicken is done marinating and you're ready to cook, heat 1 Tbsp of sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add your chicken to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally. When your chicken has a nice sear on the outside and reaches an internal temperature of 165°
- Reduce heat to low.
- Start on your sauce by adding your orange juice to a mixing bowl, then add your orange zest, rice vinegar, corn starch, chili paste, soy sauce, ginger, MSG, brown sugar, and chopped garlic. Mix well.
- When your sauce is ready, pour it into the skillet with your chicken. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once your sauce thickens, portion it out into your meal containers.
- Cook your rice according to the instructions on the package and divide into your meal containers.
- Last, cut and cook your broccoli however you prefer. You can microwave, steam, boil, or roast in the oven. When done, season with salt and pepper and divide among your meal containers.
- Enjoy!
Notes
• You can adjust the amount of chili paste depending on your preferred level of spice.
• The white rice can be substituted for your choice of other types of rice such as jasmine, brown, basmati, or cauliflower rice.
• The side of broccoli can be any choice of your favorite non-starchy vegetable.
• For even distribution of meals among meal containers, you can either estimate the portions, or weigh the entire batch, and divide that number by your number of meal containers. This recipe makes six meals, so it would be the total weight, divided by six. That will be your portion size per meal.
• If storing for meal prep, place into freezer safe meal containers, and place in the freezer for freshness. Take the meal out of the freezer and place it in the refrigerator the night before to let the meal thaw out.
