I used to LOVE getting crispy orange chicken from our old favorite Chinese take-out restaurant, and sometimes would even get frozen crispy orange chicken from the store to cook up for a quick dinner. While those traditional orange chicken dishes tasted great they were filled with gluten, sugar, soy and unhealthy fats.
So I created this recipe for crispy orange chicken with zero gluten, sugar or soy. It is sweetened with fruit-only orange juice concentrate and zero-calorie Stevia.
This dish is really quick to throw together for a weeknight dinner, and tastes so good you won’t believe it’s healthy. As a bonus you won’t get that big belly ache like with the take-out version.
½ cup orange juice concentrate (no sugar added)
3 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 tablespoon olive oil
Zest from 1 Orange
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
dash of Red Pepper Flakes
2 Packet Stevias
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
Dash of salt and pepper
dash of granulated onion
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
3 Green Onions, chopped
Combine the orange juice concentrate, coconut aminos, olive oil, orange zest, red pepper flakes and Stevia in a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the coconut oil on medium-high.
Generously season the chicken pieces with salt, pepper and granulated onion. Add chicken to hot skillet and brown on all sides.
When chicken is almost fully cooked, add the orange sauce, stirring to coat all of the chicken. Cook, uncovered, simmering the sauce until thickened and fully sticking to the chicken.
Garnish with sesame seeds and freshly chopped green onion.
Calories: 282
Fat: 12g
Carbohydrates: 12g
Sodium: 505mg
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 35g
Sugar: —