Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · Skinny Orange Chicken
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #61 of 61 for tenderness among the orange chicken recipes we compared. 55 cooks on www.gimmesomeoven.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 53% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| sweetener | 19% | 4% |
| fat | 3% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 lb. boneless (skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces) |
| salt and pepper | |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp. olive oil |
| orange chicken sauce (ingredients below) | |
| toppings: thinly-sliced green onions (toasted sesame seeds, orange zest) | |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 1/2 cup orange juice | |
| 170 g | 1/2 cup honey |
| 85 g | 1/3 cup soy sauce |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar |
| 24 g | 3 Tbsp. cornstarch |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp. ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp. white pepper |
| zest of one orange | |
| pinch of crushed red pepper flakes | |
| 1 cup dry quinoa | |
| 480 g | 2 cups chicken broth |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.gimmesomeoven.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I’m coming back to comment because we’ve been making this recipe for about 3-4 years now, and just realized I should probably leave a review since it’s now in our dinner rotation. I’ve tried lots of recipes from Pinterest and when I had more time would try new” — a cook, 5.0★
“I've been making this dish since about 2016. It's my go-to for a quick, easy-to-make meal - I now usually serve it on rice with peas and corn alongside, with a sprinkling of cashews on top because.....CASHEWS. :-) In the past, I've used bias-sliced sautéed c” — a cook, 5.0★