Meal Prep: Skinny Orange Chicken

Name: Meal Prep: Skinny Orange Chicken
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: ½ cup freshly squeezed orange; ⅓ cup soy sauce; ¼ cup rice wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 garlic cloves, grated; 1 (1 inch) piece ginger, peeled and grated; 2 pounds chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 4 cups cooked brown rice; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; ½ orange, cut into 4 wedges

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Try this version of classic orange chicken. The chicken breast here is not breaded, reducing the calorie count of this takeout favorite. But you won't miss a thing, because the flavorful sauce makes every bite delicious! Freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, garlic, and ginger come together in an irresistible sauce. It coats every bite of tender and juicy chicken breast and is served over a bed of brown rice and garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onion.

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Directions

Mealthy Tip

Zest the orange first, then squeeze the juice. It makes your life easier!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 782 calories; 18g fat; 71.8g carbohydrates; 78g protein; 193mg cholesterol; 1860mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 782		Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g		28%
	Saturated Fat 3g	16%
	Trans Fat 0.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
	Monounsaturated Fat 8.8g
Cholesterol 193mg		64%
Sodium 1860mg		78%
Total Carbohydrate 71.8g		24%
	Dietary Fiber 6g	22%
	Sugars 16.8g
Protein 78g

Vitamin A 8%		Vitamin C 47%
Calcium 9%		Iron 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

Tagged:

Dinner Lunch Chicken Asian Orange Juice Chinese Chicken Breast Oranges Meal Prep Orange Zest

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Tal Levitas says:

Delicious! I like mine spicy so I sauteed some dried chinese red peppers until they blacked with the chicken. Came out great!

Katie Hason says:

I've always been a fan of orange chicken but don't love that it's fried! This skinny version is much healthier, without skimping on flavor. It's so delicious and quick and easy for weeknights.

Jessica Scott says:

This skinny orange chicken is so good! I love that it's not fried. The sauce tastes really authentic, just like my favorite take out. So glad I found a new favorite!

Michelle Carter says:

My family loved this! It was super easy and pretty fast to get everything together. We are gluten free but it’s easy enough to adapt to GF soy sauce. What I really liked is there was enough sauce to put on the rice as well.

Erik Towle says:

Quick, easy, delicious!

Orlando Fuentes says:

Need to add servings per recipe