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
Thanks 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
I have never used canned mandarin oranges in a savory dish, I am going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.
Cindy S. says
Yum! Looks delicious AND easy… which makes for the perfect recipe!
Jimmy Arcade says
When 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
I love chicken and I love oranges. I will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
lisa says
I’ve tried this with the mustard and it didn’t taste quite right. I’m going to try again without.
Dorothy Teel says
This sounds yummy thanks for sharing will try it this week
Peggy Greco says
Thanks for sharing this delightful recipe with us; can’t wait to try it.
Debby Chandler says
Love this Orange Chicken recipe. Think I will make it this weekend.
Peggy Greco says
Thanks for sharing recipe! I am always looking for new chicken dish and want to try this one.
lisa says
Thanks. I’m always making the same old tired chicken recipes. It’ll be nice to change it up.
Maria Iemma says
I 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
Ok 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
yay thanks for sharing your variation Melinda and so glad you liked it 🙂
Jeanine says
I 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
Can’t wait to try this!
Amanda Greene-Lebeck says
Yummy, 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
Thanks for sharing, this orange chicken looks so good and the recipe looks pretty easy
Lori Hoffman says
I 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
This 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
This looks so good. I am going to make this.
Jessa says
This looks delicious! I love Asian-inspired recipes! 🙂
Sandra Beeman says
Now that I have paid more attention to details with making this chicken dish, we really very much enjoyed it,
Michelle says
so glad to hear Sandra 🙂
Caitlan Meador says
This looks DELICIOUS!!! I am always looking for new ideas to cook with chicken, thank you!!!
Meagan Liani says
This looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Erica Ardali says
I 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
Tried your recipe for orange chicken, everyone loved it. I used spicy mustard though. It was a hit at our home. Thanks
Michelle says
yay thanks for sharing Kathy 🙂 spicy mustard is a great idea, I wish I could get my daughter to eat spicier 🙂
Missy M says
There are 2 very picky eaters at our house, but this is something everyone in our family could agree on.
Mim says
This looks lovely. I have been looking for new inspiration for chicken. I think I just found it.
Dita says
Hmm… 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
I love orange chicken and this looks easy to make
Melissa Wall says
This looks super YUMMY and so easy to do. Can’t wait to try.
Nena Sinclair says
My 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
you are welcome Nena and let me know how you like it 🙂
Kathy Smith says
Chicken 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
This 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
I am going to make a vegetarian version of this! Thanks for the inspiration!
Stacy D. says
This looks amazing! I will totally have to make this tonight!!
Bonnie B says
The Simply Orange Chicken sounds really good. I am going to give it a try for my grandson. He loves orange chicken.
Stephanie Foster says
This looks so YUMMY. I’m going to make this Sunday!
Jane Ritz says
The Simply Orange Chicken sounds really tasty. It’s also healthy and doesn’t look like it is too hard to make,.
Lourdes Guerra says
Thank you!! Tried making this once, let’s just say there was more orange than chicken on that plate :]
RANDY FULGHAM says
think I will give this a try..thanks for the recipe
Michelle says
you are welcome Randy 🙂
Jennifer Mae Hiles says
I’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
We are big chicken eaters and are always looking for new chicken recipes. We’ve never tried Orange Chicken before.
Sherrie says
Yum! Looks good to me. 🙂
Dorothy Boucher says
another great recipe, i think i’m going to head over to your house for dinner 😉 thanks for sharing
Courtney South says
ooh I would love to try this! I love orange chicken!!
Shelbie Johnston says
OMG 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
This 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
This sounds and looks really good. Always looking for recipes that are quick, but also delicious. I will be trying this.
Hanna says
Mandarin oranges are a great secret ingredient!
Nena Sinclair says
This 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
This 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
Im gonna have to try this 🙂
Jennifer reynolds says
This recipe looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it. I’m sure the kids will love it! Thanks!!!
Amy Orvin says
Thanks for the recipe. This looks yummy. My family will love this.
Sandra Beeman says
We 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
Hope this one works out better for Sandra it wasn’t sweet I know that 🙂