Healthy Baked Orange Chicken
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20 Minutes
2-3 Servings
Easy
Kids begging for chinese food? Orange chicken craving that just WON’T go away? We’ve created a version that’s ready at home in minutes, with ingredients you can actually pronounce. One taste of our sweet and savory sauce is all you’ll need to ditch the drive-through without a second thought.
*save sauce in an airtight container up to 5 days*
Ingredients
- 4-6 Chicken Tenders
- ⅔ cup orange juice
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- ¼ tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp ginger
- ½ tsp pepper flakes
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp cornstarch, flour, or arrowroot
- Optional: rice, chives
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- In a saucepan, heat 1 tbsp oil, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Cook for 2 min.
- Remove CAULIPOWER Chicken Tenders from freezer and cook for 17-19 minutes.
- Add orange juice, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, and sesame oil to saucepan. Bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl, mix thickening agent with a splash of water, add to saucepan and simmer until sauce is syrupy, about 5 minutes.
- Coat tenders with sauce, place on rice, and top with chives. Serve immediately.
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