Simply Orange Chicken
Complements of the LooneySpoons Collection from Greta & Janet Podleski
This was a yummy and easy recipe to do and quite healthy when you use chicken breasts!
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless chicken breasts
- 1/4 tsp each salt & freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp olie oil
- 1 can (10oz/284ml) mandarin oranges in light syrup
- 2 tbsp honey-dijon mustard (we skipped this as hubby & I don’t like dijon we just used a regular honey mustard sauce)
- 1tbsp cornstarch
Sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with slat & pepper. Heat olive oil in a 10-inch, non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken & cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until lightly browned & no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet & keep warm.
Add mandarin oranges with their syrup to a food processor or blender. Pulse on and off once or twice until oranges are coarsely pureed (still slightly chunky). Add oranges to skillet along with mustard. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Whisk together cornstarch with an equal amount of water until smooth. Add to orange mixture in skillet. Cook & stir until mixture is bubbly & has thickened.
Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to low. Spoon sauce over chicken, cover & simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, until chicken is hot and completely cooked through.
That’s it yummy main chicken dish! I served it with carrots and brown rice and poured some of the sauce on the rice everyone loved it 🙂
Here’s what the end result looked like.
Michele Ash says
March 15, 2015 at 6:41 PMThanks for the Recipe on Simply Orange Chicken! I’ve had orange chicken one time and that was at my oldest daughter’s house when I went to help her out with my Grandson right before my Granddaughter was born. I really enjoyed it! Now, my husband will not eat chicken of any kind! I have no idea why, because he eats turkey! He’s weird like that! The kids and I love Chicken! This recipe sounds and looks terrific! I do, at times, purchase chicken and when we have spaghetti, I also make the chicken and the kids and I will have Chicken Parm. while hubby just eats spaghetti! I’ll have to give this a try one night when I have some leftovers that hubby can eat! Thanks so much for the delicious recipe which you shared with all of us! I really do appreciate it! Thanks again! Michele 🙂
Sylvia Zajis says
September 28, 2013 at 5:53 PMI have never used canned mandarin oranges in a savory dish, I am going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.
Cindy S. says
September 19, 2013 at 12:36 AMYum! Looks delicious AND easy… which makes for the perfect recipe!
Jimmy Arcade says
May 1, 2013 at 4:25 PMWhen I saw the picture on the post, I thought it was fish and it looked good. I don’t eat meat, other than fish, but I think this sauce could be used for a good, flaky fish, as well. Might have to give it a try!
Terri says
April 27, 2013 at 1:04 PMI love chicken and I love oranges. I will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
lisa says
April 19, 2013 at 10:30 AMI’ve tried this with the mustard and it didn’t taste quite right. I’m going to try again without.
Dorothy Teel says
April 13, 2013 at 6:57 AMThis sounds yummy thanks for sharing will try it this week
Peggy Greco says
March 31, 2013 at 7:52 PMThanks for sharing this delightful recipe with us; can’t wait to try it.
Debby Chandler says
March 27, 2013 at 8:46 AMLove this Orange Chicken recipe. Think I will make it this weekend.
Peggy Greco says
March 7, 2013 at 8:16 PMThanks for sharing recipe! I am always looking for new chicken dish and want to try this one.
lisa says
February 24, 2013 at 1:58 PMThanks. I’m always making the same old tired chicken recipes. It’ll be nice to change it up.
Maria Iemma says
February 23, 2013 at 6:45 AMI am always looking for new ways to cook chicken – and I love all things citrus so this is a great recipe for my family.
Melinda Dartmann says
February 22, 2013 at 2:28 AMOk so I made this recipe but I did add some drained chunk pineapple and a 1/8 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Absolutely amazing on cooked rice! Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle says
February 22, 2013 at 10:25 AMyay thanks for sharing your variation Melinda and so glad you liked it 🙂
Jeanine says
February 20, 2013 at 11:51 PMI have a much more complicated recipe that I don’t make often. This one looks super easy!! I’m going to add it to my collection- thanks!
Pamela S. says
February 20, 2013 at 12:55 PMCan’t wait to try this!
Amanda Greene-Lebeck says
February 18, 2013 at 12:48 PMYummy, thanks for the great recipe, I am going to try this for dinner tonite. I already had chicken thawing in the refrigerator so this works out great:)
Carolyn A Colley says
February 14, 2013 at 1:13 PMThanks for sharing, this orange chicken looks so good and the recipe looks pretty easy
Lori Hoffman says
February 14, 2013 at 11:16 AMI LOVE the super un-healthy chinese version of orange chicken, so I’m very interested to try this as a healthy alternative. It looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!
Julie B says
February 8, 2013 at 1:15 AMThis chicken recipe sounds delicious and so easy to make. I think I’ll try it and see how my family likes it. Thank you for posting. Pinning it.
Deborah D says
February 7, 2013 at 9:29 PMThis looks so good. I am going to make this.
Jessa says
January 29, 2013 at 4:18 AMThis looks delicious! I love Asian-inspired recipes! 🙂
Sandra Beeman says
January 26, 2013 at 6:37 AMNow that I have paid more attention to details with making this chicken dish, we really very much enjoyed it,
Michelle says
January 26, 2013 at 9:56 AMso glad to hear Sandra 🙂
Caitlan Meador says
January 21, 2013 at 7:38 AMThis looks DELICIOUS!!! I am always looking for new ideas to cook with chicken, thank you!!!
Meagan Liani says
January 20, 2013 at 10:24 AMThis looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Erica Ardali says
January 19, 2013 at 10:44 PMI can’t wait to try this one! We eat chicken a lot in my household since we are all semi-ver (chicken, turkey, and fish) so we are always looking for new recipes to spice things up a bit!
Kathy Smith says
January 16, 2013 at 7:40 AMTried your recipe for orange chicken, everyone loved it. I used spicy mustard though. It was a hit at our home. Thanks
Michelle says
January 16, 2013 at 8:24 AMyay thanks for sharing Kathy 🙂 spicy mustard is a great idea, I wish I could get my daughter to eat spicier 🙂
Missy M says
January 12, 2013 at 4:47 PMThere are 2 very picky eaters at our house, but this is something everyone in our family could agree on.
Mim says
January 10, 2013 at 6:20 AMThis looks lovely. I have been looking for new inspiration for chicken. I think I just found it.
Dita says
January 5, 2013 at 12:03 AMHmm… I never heard this recipe before in my local. It looks delicious and tasty. Freshness from the orange and the juicy chicken are interesting to try. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Nikki Elkins says
January 4, 2013 at 7:44 PMI love orange chicken and this looks easy to make
Melissa Wall says
January 3, 2013 at 10:10 PMThis looks super YUMMY and so easy to do. Can’t wait to try.
Nena Sinclair says
January 3, 2013 at 9:38 PMMy family and I love orange chicken and this recipe sounds better than the one I’ve been using, so I’m definitely going to try this one next time! Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle says
January 3, 2013 at 10:29 PMyou are welcome Nena and let me know how you like it 🙂
Kathy Smith says
December 26, 2012 at 8:37 PMChicken looks delicious. My family likes chicken any way that can be prepared. This recipe I will be trying on them. Thanks for sharing
Jane Ritz says
December 20, 2012 at 6:18 AMThis recipe looks really good. I think I may do a little changing and add some mustard. Anyway,I think this sounds like a keeper recipe.
Melanie says
December 19, 2012 at 10:49 PMI am going to make a vegetarian version of this! Thanks for the inspiration!
Stacy D. says
December 14, 2012 at 2:41 PMThis looks amazing! I will totally have to make this tonight!!
Bonnie B says
December 13, 2012 at 9:52 PMThe Simply Orange Chicken sounds really good. I am going to give it a try for my grandson. He loves orange chicken.
Stephanie Foster says
December 6, 2012 at 5:16 PMThis looks so YUMMY. I’m going to make this Sunday!
Jane Ritz says
December 6, 2012 at 11:21 AMThe Simply Orange Chicken sounds really tasty. It’s also healthy and doesn’t look like it is too hard to make,.
Lourdes Guerra says
December 5, 2012 at 10:26 PMThank you!! Tried making this once, let’s just say there was more orange than chicken on that plate :]
RANDY FULGHAM says
December 5, 2012 at 1:50 PMthink I will give this a try..thanks for the recipe
Michelle says
December 5, 2012 at 3:39 PMyou are welcome Randy 🙂
Jennifer Mae Hiles says
November 27, 2012 at 6:59 PMI’m a big fan of chicken but I only know so many ways to prepare it. I’ve never though to try orange chicken but after looking at the photo’s and recipe, I’d love to give this one a try! I love trying new and different recipes.
Michelle.A. says
November 26, 2012 at 6:37 AMWe are big chicken eaters and are always looking for new chicken recipes. We’ve never tried Orange Chicken before.
Sherrie says
November 24, 2012 at 3:57 PMYum! Looks good to me. 🙂
Dorothy Boucher says
November 20, 2012 at 4:44 PManother great recipe, i think i’m going to head over to your house for dinner 😉 thanks for sharing
Courtney South says
November 19, 2012 at 8:34 PMooh I would love to try this! I love orange chicken!!
Shelbie Johnston says
November 15, 2012 at 1:07 PMOMG I LOVE orange chicken, I’d eat it everyday if I could, along with lemon chicken. This recipe is a keeper and a must try! TY for sharing!
LaProfesoraFrida says
October 21, 2012 at 2:14 AMThis recipe sounds amazing! My husband thinks that Americans like their chicken (and other meats) “sweet,” and I didn’t know what he meant and then I thought about it– orange chicken, sweet & sour chicken, porkchops & apples, etc. , etc. 🙂 I think I’ll have to make this for him and prove to him that sweet + chicken DOES go together! 🙂
Amy Peschel says
October 18, 2012 at 9:45 AMThis sounds and looks really good. Always looking for recipes that are quick, but also delicious. I will be trying this.
Hanna says
October 18, 2012 at 9:20 AMMandarin oranges are a great secret ingredient!
Nena Sinclair says
October 8, 2012 at 2:59 PMThis looks so good! I would also use regular honey mustard instead of honey dijon. I`ve got boneless chicken breast in my freezer and trying to think of something different to make with it. Thanks for the recipe!
Amanda Browne Dyer says
September 28, 2012 at 2:32 PMThis Orange Chicken reciper looks yummy! I am always looking for new ways to cook chicken! Thanks! And I think I’ll go with the honey mustard, as well since I only use Dijon mustard in my deviled eggs 🙂
misty farmer says
September 26, 2012 at 8:40 PMIm gonna have to try this 🙂
Jennifer reynolds says
September 22, 2012 at 8:28 PMThis recipe looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it. I’m sure the kids will love it! Thanks!!!
Amy Orvin says
September 20, 2012 at 9:43 PMThanks for the recipe. This looks yummy. My family will love this.
Sandra Beeman says
July 31, 2012 at 5:01 AMWe Have actually made this dish before and were disappointed. Our recipe called for straight orange juice and made a very too sweet taste. This recipe looks far better! Maybe we;ll try again!
Michelle says
July 31, 2012 at 9:14 AMHope this one works out better for Sandra it wasn’t sweet I know that 🙂