Easy Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
This Easy Slow Cooker Orange Chicken features tender chicken cooked in a flavorful orange sauce, perfect for family dinners.
Equipment
- crockpot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken tenderloins, cut into bite size pieces
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups orange marmalade
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
- scallions, for garnish
Instructions
- Coat your chicken pieces in cornstarch.
- Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Brown the chicken quickly in the pan. We are not looking to cook the chicken through, just get a little color on each side.
- Place the browned chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sesame seeds.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Stir everything to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours. Check and stir half way through.
- Garnish with the scallions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve over rice.
Notes
Slow cookers cook differently, so make sure to stir and monitor your cooker to prevent burning the sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 6servingsCalories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 34gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 989mgPotassium: 679mgFiber: 1gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
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