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Healthy! Orange Chicken – Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp Garlic Paste or 4 large cloves minced.
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Paste or 2 TB fresh ginger, minced
  • ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice (1-2 oranges).
  • Zest of 1 orange.
  • ⅓ cup Tamari (it’s gluten-free).
  • ¼ cup Rice wine vinegar
  • ½ cup Xylitol.
  • Sriracha sauce to taste.
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch for sauce + 3 tbsp to coat chicken.
  • 3 lbs chicken breast, boneless skinless.
  • ½ medium yellow onion, sliced thin.
  • 1 red bell pepper, julienned.
  • 3 cups broccoli florets, cooked.
  • 1 8-oz can, sliced water chestnuts, drained.

Instructions
 

For the Orange Sauce

  • In a medium sized bowl, whisk together all of ingredients up to and including the 3-TB of cornstarch. Set it aside. Yes – it’s that easy 

Now prepare your veggies & cut the chicken

  • In another bowl, add your julienned red bell pepper, sliced onion, defrosted or cooked broccoli & water chestnuts.
  • Set aside.
  • Finally – cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and place in a separate bowl. Season chicken liberally with salt, and sprinkle with about 3-TB of cornstarch mixing to ensure all the chicken is lightly dusted.

Now bring it home baby!

  • Heat 2 tsp of vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven or large pan over medium to medium-high heat. Sautee onion and red bell pepper until soft and onions are translucent (about 5 minutes). Transfer to a plate.
  • Next, turn the heat up to High and add 2 more TB or vegetable oil into the pan. Add the chicken and brown it on all sides. I am impatient – so I just added and cooked the chicken all at once. If you want your chicken a little crispy – fry it in 2-3 batches.
  • Once the chicken has browned and is almost cooked through – add in your orange sauce (keeping heat on high) and make sure to keep stirring – the mixture will thicken fairly quickly (like gravy) and start bubbling. Last – add in the cooked bell pepper, broccoli and water chestnuts just to warm through.
  • Serve it up! Serve over Farro if you like – it’s also delicious and LOW CARB on it’s own.
Keyword Gluten-free, Sugar-free
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