Healthy Orange Chicken
Get a delicious and healthy Asian inspired recipe on the table in less than 30 minutes! This healthy orange chicken recipe is bright, fresh and so easy to make. The orange sauce is well-balanced and a healthier alternative to your usual takeout!
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce Mild
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 large carrot julienned
- 1 small red bell pepper thinly sliced
- ½ cup diced onion
- ½ cup frozen green peas
For the orange sauce:
- 1 large orange grated zest and juice (6 tablespoons)
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce Mild
Garnish:
- 2 cups Hot cooked rice
- 2 Sliced green onion
- 2 tablespoon Chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup Crushed peanuts
Instructions
- Place the raw diced chicken into a large bowl. Add buttermilk and pepper sauce and toss well. Let marinate at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes. Using a slotted spoon (letting excess marinade drain off) transfer chicken to a plate and sprinkle with flour.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add the diced chicken and cook until lightly golden on the edges and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Push chicken to one side.
- Add ginger, carrots, red bell peppers and onions to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the orange juice, zest, soy sauce and pepper sauce.
- Add sauce and peas to pan, cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring to coat chicken and vegetables with sauce.
- Serve warm over rice topped with sliced green onion, cilantro and peanuts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 22gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 896mgPotassium: 599mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2573IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
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