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Orange Chicken
My orange chicken is in my top two favorite recipes of mine (right behind sweet and sour). It is a fan favorite and probably better than takeout!
Ingredients
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon teriyaki sauce low sodium
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce low sodium
- 3 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 orange
- 6 teaspoon Splenda (6 packets
Slurry Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Coating Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- â…› teaspoon paprika
Chicken Ingredients
- 8 ounces chicken tenderloins about 6 pieces
Instructions
- Add sauce, slurry and coating ingredients to three separate bowls. Stir each to combine
- Cut chicken tenderloins up into bite sized pieces. Coat each piece in the coating mix and set aside.
- Heat air fryer to 400 degrees, spray with cooking and then place coated chicken in the air fryer.
- Air fry for one minute, remove chicken and spray with cooking spray. Cook for another three minutes. Remove chicken and flip over. Spray with cooking spay again then air fry for another 4-6 minutes, until fully cooked
- While the chicken cooks, heat a medium sized pan over medium heat on the stove. Spray with cooking spray then add minced garlic and ginger and cook for one minute, until fragrant.
- Add the sauce and stir until it comes to a boil. Turn down the heat to low/medium and let the sauce simmer for about 5-6 minutes, until thickening. Slowly stir the slurry into the sauce until desired thickness is reached.
- Once chicken is cooked, add to the sauce and toss to coat
Nutrition
Serving: 8 piecesSodium: 1620mgCalcium: 46mgVitamin C: 37mgVitamin A: 193IUSugar: 8gFiber: 2gPotassium: 613mgCholesterol: 73mgCalories: 255kcalTrans Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 5gProtein: 27gCarbohydrates: 23gIron: 1mg
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Sesame Chicken
There is no need to get takeout now when you can have the best meal at home! And I guarantee you, this will save you a ton of points!
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Sarah says
Can you use any other type of sweetener like swerve?
alliecarte says
Yes!
Victoria Cosgrove says
How do you add the orange? Like cut up or just zest the peel? Or just juice it? Thanks!
alliecarte says
Just the juice
Jenni says
Are you spraying the chicken or the air fryer with the cooking spray?
alliecarte says
Both