Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
Make Orange Chicken at home! Super tender chicken drenched in a sweet tangy glaze that rivals any take out place.
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Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon dried minced or fresh ginger
Garnishes
- Black and white sesame seeds
- Green onions
- Mandarin orange slices
Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Preheat the slow cooker to the desired temperature - high or low.
- Add orange marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and ginger to the slow cooker and stir.
- Cut the chicken into cubes and toss the cubed chicken pieces with the cornstarch.
- Cook the chicken chunks in extra virgin olive oil until they are browned on all sides. You will need to do this in batches.
- Pour the browned chicken with juices directly into the slow cooker. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.
- Serve with rice and garnish with mandarin orange slices, green onions, sesame seeds.
Notes
- I recommend always spraying the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray to make clean up easy and fast. To spray any baking dish, open the door of your dishwasher, place the baking dish (slow cooker bowl in this case) on the door and spray the non-stick cooking spray. This method avoids cooking spray going all over the countertop. The cooking spray on the dishwasher door will wash away when you run the dishwasher.
- Don't skip the step to preheat your slow cooker to get the benefit of the full cooking time.