Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
This Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is a delicious take out meal made at home. If you want to make takeout at home this is the recipe for you.
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 504kcal
Equipment
- slow cooker
- Skillet
- Mixing Bowl
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 of sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 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. Slow cookers cook differently so make sure to stir and make sure your slow cooker isnt running too hot and burning the sauce.
- Garnish with the scallions and a sprinkle of sesame
- Serve over rice!
Notes
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 989mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg