Sweet Chili & Orange Chicken

Name: Sweet Chili & Orange Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Dinners, Asian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 3/4 cup sweet chili sauce; 1/3 cup thawed orange juice concentrate; Hot cooked jasmine or other rice; Minced fresh basil

My husband loves this simple sweet chili chicken dish so much he often requests it when he comes home from deployment. The sweet chili sauce adds just the right amount of heat to the bright, citrusy sauce. —Jessica Eastman, Bremerton, Washington

Ingredients

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup sweet chili sauce
1/3 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
Hot cooked jasmine or other rice
Minced fresh basil

Directions

Toss chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; stir-fry chicken until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan; keep warm.
Add chili sauce and juice concentrate to skillet; cook and stir until heated through. Stir in chicken. Serve with rice; sprinkle with basil.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup chicken mixture: 309 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 1014mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 24g protein.

Originally published as Sweet Chili and Orange Chicken in Simple & Delicious December/January 2017

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Susan Bur

Jan 15, 2019

My husband asks for it every week
nreinert

Nov 29, 2018

Excellent quick meal.
AllisonO

Jul 11, 2018

This was absolutely delicious and is the perfect substitute for take-out orange chicken! It's such a simple list of ingredients but the flavor is huge. The only change I made was to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs because I had them on-hand. The next time I make this I will be adding some frozen stirfry veggies during the last few minutes of simmering just to boost the nutrition (and, let's be honest, make it feel more like a restaurant fake-out!).
typingmom

Mar 28, 2018

This is a keeper! So easy & a nice twist of flavors.