Is Orange Chicken Healthy? (Recipe Included)

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Healthy orange chicken and vegetables is perfect any time of the year and makes a great healthy chicken meal! You can pair this with my Chicken Caesar Salad Boats With Homemade Croutons and my Healthy Ranch Dip you can also enjoy my Creamy Lemon Pasta With Chicken and my Dorito Casserole With Ground Beef all of the are quick and easy dinner ideas!

One of my favorite meal recipes to make is one that includes protein, vegetables, and carbs.

The wonderful thing about my is orange chicken healthy recipe is that it gives you a full serving of veggies, a full serving of protein, and a full serving of carbs in one meal and yes it's super healthy!

This all-around healthy meal is similar to that famous restaurant that sells their infamous orange chicken, but my version is a healthier spin!

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Ingredients you'll need for healthy orange chicken recipe:

• Boneless chicken breasts, cubed or skinless chicken breasts
• Bell pepper
• Celery
• Carrots
• Steamed Brocolli
• Cinaltro
• Fresh Ginger
• Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
• Honey
• Sesame oil or Olive oil
• Coconut Aminos
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Chopped Garlic
• Orange Zest
• Salt
• Black Pepper
• Garlic Salt
• Paprika
• Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
• Flour for coating the chicken
• Jasmine rice or Brown Rice
• Soy sauce (optional)

• This recipe is also known as healthy orange chicken with marmalade healthy orange chicken and broccoli

Step 1: In a small saucepan, add the orange juice, honey, soy sauce, coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, chopped garlic, and ginger and simmer over medium heat. Wait for sauce thicken.

Step 2: Add the cornstarch to thicken the sauce and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the sauce becomes nice and thick. Add a teaspoon of orange zest to bring out the flavor. Set the sauce aside.

I bought organic chicken breasts for this recipe and cut them into cubes. You can also use skinless chicken thighs for healthy orange chicken which is similar to orange chicken Chinese takeout.

Step 1: Next, add the cubed chicken to a small mixing bowl and season with black pepper, Himalayan sea salt, paprika, and garlic salt. Coat the chicken and flour and set the chicken aside while you prep the orange chicken sauce.

Step 2: Heat a pan over medium heat and add the olive oil or vegetable oil. Saute the boneless skinless chicken brown on each side cooking over medium heat.

Step 3: Next, add freshly chopped veggies one at a time to the chicken. Add the celery, carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, and chopped garlic and simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes.

Step 4: Next, pour in the prepared orange sauce into the pan and simmer the chicken, veggies, and sauce together for 10 minutes over low heat.

Step 5: While the veggies and chicken are simmering together, cook the Jasmin rice according to the package directions. Once the rice is finished cooking, grab some serving bowls and fill them with the rice.

This low carb recipe is similar to Panda Express orange chicken but way better and is orange chicken no breading. This is healthy orange chicken.

Pro Tip For Orange Chicken recipe not fried: If you want orange chicken without cornstarch, use arrowroot powder instead!

The calories in Chinese orange chicken Chinese in this version is less because this healthy orange chicken recipe isn't fried. You can also make this a low carb orange chicken recipe by not adding the rice and instead using mixed greens for orange chicken protein bowls.

I wouldn't worry too much about the calories in Chinese orange chicken. You could also make this Japanese orange chicken.

The carbs in orange chicken orange chicken carbs are low, especially if you do not add in the rice.

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• is orange chicken good for weight loss - yes this healthy orange chicken recipe is good for weight loss!
• is panda express orange chicken healthy -No

This healthier orange chicken easy weeknight meal is fun to make and so colorful! It’s a traditional orange chicken recipe that's a wonderful addition to add to your weeknight rotation and makes a wonderful weekend dinner too.

This is the perfect couple recipe for celebrating Valentine's Day!

My Easy Orange Chicken and Vegetables also make fantastic leftovers. This gluten free clean eating meal will be the hit at the dinner table!

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