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Instant Pot: Orange Chicken

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April 5, 2018 By //  by Brie OCD 2 Comments

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Need to satisfy that Chinese craving? Do you like Orange Chicken? Want to do it in a healthy and quick fashion?? This Instant Pot Orange Chicken is your answer!

I love Orange Chicken. What I don’t love about Orange Chicken is how unhealthy it is. (News Flash: anything fried is not usually classified as healthy).

INSTANT POT

This was my first instant pot experience and even though it was a learning curve, the recipe came out DELICIOUS! I didn’t miss the fried aspect at all and it is the perfect dish to satisfy that craving.

I adapted this recipe from Sweet and Savory Meals. I changed it up and tossed the chicken in cornstarch before sauteing and sauteed the chicken on the stove top first. I also changed up some of the proportions to meet my tastes.

NUTRITION & GLUTEN-FREE OPTION

Per serving this recipe has 500 calories, 9g fat, 53g carbs and 50g of protein. If you want to cut some of the carbs, don’t toss the chicken in cornstarch first. That will eliminate 10g of carbs per serving. To make this recipe Gluten-free use gluten-free soy sauce or Tamari.  I served this with white rice to give me that authentic Chinese feel. Remember everything in moderation!

CROCK-POT INSTRUCTIONS

To make this in the crock-pot, follow steps 1, 2 & 3 below. Instead of putting the chicken and sauce in the Instant Pot, put it in the crock-pot. Cover and set crock-pot on low for low for 4 hours. Make the slurry, gently stir it in and cook on high for 20 more minutes.

PRO TIPS

#1 When dicing the chicken don’t worry about a specific size measurement. Just think about what bite size means to you and cut them accordingly.

#2 Don’t skip out on the orange zest! It makes a huge difference! Click here to view/buy the zester I use!

#3  While the chicken is cooking in the Instant Pot. Clean up! Then you will be rearing and ready to go by the time it is done!

Hope you enjoy!

orange chicken ingredients

Products I love to use when cooking this recipe:

Instant Pot

Hamilton Beach Crock-Pot

Oxo Zester

Cuisinart 4 cup Mini Food Processor

Chicken Scissors

Calphalon Knives

Calphalon Saute Pan




 

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Instant Pot: Orange Chicken
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: orange chicken
Servings: 6
Calories: 500 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup cornstarch
  • 3 lbs chicken breast, cubed
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
SAUCE
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • 1.5 cup orange juice
  • 1.5 tbsp ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup lite soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sirarcha
  • 1 orange, zested
CORNSTARCH SLURRY
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
SERVE WITH
  • white rice or cauliflower rice
  • green onions
Instructions
  1. toss chicken breast with 2/3 cup cornstarch

    orange chicken toss chicken with cornstarch
  2. heat 3 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat. add cubed chicken and saute for approximately 7 minutes or until it starts turning golden color. 

    orange chicken saute chicken till golden color
  3. add chicken and all sauce ingredients to Instant Pot. Stir. 

    orange chicken add chicken sauce ingredients to ip
  4. Set Instant Pot on manual high for 5 minutes. make sure vent is set to sealed. Use 10 minute natural release (let IP go into warm mode and wait 10 minutes. then turn knob to venting release the rest of the air). 

    ip chicken soup set ip on high 5 minutes
  5. while Instant Pot is doing its thing, make white rice (or cauliflower rice) and make the cornstarch slurry by whisking the ingredients together. 

    orange chicken make cornstarch slurry
  6. when Instant Pot is done switch function to saute on low. add cornstarch slurry and stir gently for a couple minutes until sauce begins to thicken. 

    orange chicken add cornstarch slurry
  7. serve with white rice, cauliflower rice. Top with green onions and extra orange zest if desired. 

    orange chicken new final

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  1. Deana Cimalore

    April 16, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    I was very excited to try this but I don’t have an instant pot so I tried the tip on the recipe link to cook it in the crockpot. It was delicious!! I also used fresh squeezed OJ. My family is a big fan of orange chicken so I was thrilled that I had a healthier alternative to feed them.

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    • Brie OCD

      April 16, 2018 at 8:34 pm

      glad you liked it! also try my sesame chicken recipe! I will also have a kung pao recipe coming out later this week!

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