Recipe: Delicious Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken. This slow cooker orange chicken is breaded chunks of chicken tossed in a sweet and savory Asian sauce and cooked in the crock pot. This slow cooker orange chicken tastes a lot like the fast food favorite, but it's made at home in your slow cooker with less oil. It's sure to become a family favorite!

I was looking for a slow cooker orange chicken so decided to give this one a try inspite of the bad reviews. Slow Cooker Orange Chicken makes the perfect easy weeknight meal. Best of all, it's so simple to whip up in your crock-pot or Instant Pot pressure cooker. You can have Slow Cooker Orange Chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

1. It's 1.5-2 lbs of Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs/Breasts.
2. It's 1/4 Cup of Cornstarch.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of Curry Powder.
4. It's 1/4 tsp of Ground Red(Cayenne) Pepper.
5. It's 2 tbsp of Coconut Oil.
6. Prepare 1-2 cups of Peppers, chopped up.
7. You need 1-2 cups of chopped carrots.
8. You need 1 cup of Orange Marmalade.
9. It's 2 tbsp of Aminos Acid/Soy sauce.
10. Prepare 1/4 Cup of Rice Wine Vinegar.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Ginger.
13. You need 1-2 Cloves of Garlic, minced.
14. It's 1-2 Cup of Broccoli, or more if you like.

Great for Sunday meal prep for work lunch bowls & better than the local Chinese restaurant takeout! This incredible slow cooker orange chicken is super easy and will please anyone who loves the flavors of citrus. By the time this dish is ready, the chicken will be tender and coated in a delicious citrus sauce. You can enjoy fan-favorite orange chicken without leaving the house with this easy slow-cooker version.

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken step by step

1. Dice the chicken up into 1 inch pieces. Place the chicken into a medium bowl..
2. Add the corn starch, curry powder and cayenne pepper onto the chicken, then mix until evenly coated. Personally, I use my hands to mix it together..
3. Heat a large pan or wok over medium heat, coat with the coconut oil, then added the chicken. Heat each side for about 5 minutes, until the pink is gone. Place the chicken into the slow cooker, along with the carrots and peppers. Mix the peppers into the pot. ***Please use a slow cooker liner***.
4. In a small bowl, add the orange marmalade, aminos acid, rice wine vinegar, ground ginger, sesame oil, and minced garlic. Stir to mix. Pour onto the chicken in the slow cooker. Close the lid, set the temperature to low, and the timer to 2 hours..
5. After 2 hours, add the broccoli to the slow cooker. Stir it, then put the cover back onto the slow cooker. Once again, set the temperature to low and the timer to 30 minutes..
6. Enjoy!.

Slightly sweet with a bit of heat, it's a family dinner that will please everyone. Cooking the chicken in the slow cooker makes the chicken incredibly tender and is lovely served over a bed of rice with the fragrant orange sauce poured over the top. RELATED: Recipes For Empty Nesters - The Joy Of Cooking For Two. What Size Slow Cooker Is Best For Single Serving Recipes? This slow cooker orange chicken tastes just as good as what you'd find in a restaurant!

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