Healthy Orange Chicken
Healthy Orange Chicken is a simple, low calorie version of your favorite takeout meal. This lighter meal is made with real food and gluten free.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken tenderloins or chicken breast
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup orange juice no sugar added
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos or low sodium soy sauce
- 2/3 cup gluten free rolled oats or regular rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 2 green onions diced
- 4 cups broccoli florets
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet to medium heat and add the extra virgin olive oil.
- Chop the chicken into 1-inch cubes, set on a plate and pat dry.
- Place the oats in a blender and blender 1 minute or until it becomes a flour like consistency. Transfer the oats to a plate. Coat each chicken piece with the flour then place in the preheated skillet.
- Cook 3-4 minutes then flip and cook another 3-4 minutes or until browned on each side then remove and place on a clean plate. You may need to do this in batches depending on how large your skillet is.
- In a bowl, whisk together the orange juice, chicken broth, coconut aminos, ginger powder and garlic powder then place in the skillet and bring to a boil fro 15 minutes.
- Stir the sauce every few minutes. It will start to thicken and you will know it is done when it's a syrup-like consistency. Add the chicken and sliced green onions to the skillet once the sauce is done and stir to combine.
- While the sauce cooks, cook the broccoli by steaming in a pot with water for 5 minutes or by cooking according to your desire.
- Serve the chicken with sauce and broccoli immediately or store in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 843mg | Potassium: 907mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 785IU | Vitamin C: 115mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg