Easy Orange Chicken Recipe

bowl of orange chicken with orange marmalade sauce

5 from 20 votes

This Easy Orange Chicken Recipe with orange marmalade and BBQ sauce is an easy meal with a delicious 3-ingredient sauce the whole family will love. than A quick dinner better than takeout!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Main

Cuisine: American, Asian

Servings:

Author: Dee

Cost: $10

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup all purpose flour
2 large eggs beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil use more if needed

For the Sauce

1 cup orange marmalade
1 cup BBQ sauce we use Sweet Baby Rays original
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

Instructions

For the Sauce

Mix the orange marmalade, BBQ sauce and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl

For the Chicken

Dip the chicken in the beaten eggs, shaking off excess egg, then lightly coat with flour
In a large skillet or wok, heat the oil, and cook the chicken over medium high heat until lightly brown and slightly crisp. If cooking in batches, remove each batch to a plate, cover and keep warm
Add the sauce to the pan, stir in the chicken, and heat over medium heat until thick and bubbling -- about 10 minutes. Serve immediately

Notes

You can use cornstarch instead of flour, although the texture will be slightly different. You can also skip coating the chicken in flour and egg, and just brown the chicken first, although the texture won't be the same.

For extra spice, add hot pepper flakes. For extra seasoning add 1 teaspoon garlic powder or salt and pepper, to taste.

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