Orange Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe

Orange Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe Rating 4

Citrus brightens up the dinner table in this stress-free chicken dish from Janice Mitchell in Aurora, Colorado. With plenty of sauce, the healthy stir-fry tastes great over rice.

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Orange Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2/3 cup orange juice
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
  • 3 large carrots, julienned
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
  • 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1/3 cup reduced-sugar orange marmalade
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth; set aside. Combine the salt, ginger and pepper; sprinkle over chicken. Set aside.
  • In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry carrots and onion in 1 teaspoon oil until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm.
  • In the same pan, stir-fry chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink. Stir in the marmalade, brown sugar and lemon juice until marmalade is dissolved.
  • Return carrot mixture to the pan. Stir orange juice mixture; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without rice) equals 229 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 562 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Orange Chicken Stir-Fry in Light & Tasty October/November 2007, p27

Tip

More Flavorful Rice

From Delphi, Indiana, Shirley S. writes, “For extra flavorful rice to serve as a bed for sweet-sour stir-fries or other entrees, I substitute pineapple juice for some of the water to cook the rice.”

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on May. 07, 2012 by bygrace7

My "go to" for stir fry with chicken. Very easy, economical. Also delicious using apricot preserves!


Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2012 by RachelMotherof2

This was delicious! Will definitely be making again!


Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2010 by mother of 3

This is sorta quick and tasty. My family dislikes onions, so I omitted them. I used Splenda sweetened marmalade, which mutes the tanginess of the orange rind, so you may want to use Smucker's Simply Fruit marmalade for better flavor. My hubby added Japanese Chili Peppers to his serving. He had seconds, so it's a dish I'll make repeatedly.

 
 
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