Healthy Orange Chicken

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	6%	0%
salt	0%	0%
aromatics	4%	1%
sweetener	4%	4%
fat	2%	0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

600 g	1 medium head broccoli (cut into florets (about 4 cups florets))
20 g	1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 g	1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 g	1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
36 g	1/3 cup whole wheat Panko breadcrumbs
1 g	1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 g	1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
454 g	1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 small/medium breasts))
40 g	1/4 cup chopped green onions
	Zest of 1 medium orange (about 2 tablespoons)
	1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (from the same 1 medium orange)
42 g	2 tablespoons honey
32 g	2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
6 g	1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
6 g	2 cloves minced garlic (about 2 teaspoons)
59 g	1/4 cup water
16 g	2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 g	1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)

Method: 6 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I made this last night and it was fantastic. I was nervous about all the comments saying it was bitter but went ahead anyway because if you zest an orange correctly, it will not be bitter! You need an zester (not a cheese grater) and just zest the orange not” — a cook, 5.0★

“This meal is so good and so easy to make! We’ve been mixing the broccoli into the sauce with the chicken. My two year old cleans her bowl every time I make this and says “mmmm!” after every bite. I’ve used orange juice in a pinch, instead of juice and zest fr” — a cook, 5.0★