Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is a crock pot recipe of Panda Express’s orange chicken. Chicken breast pieces in an orange sauce served with rice.

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Keeping in the spirit of my “Blog Vision,” I wanted to share this recipe from A Year of CrockPotting. In the past, I have made things I that I simply don’t like, not because of an error on my part and not something that can be fixed by tweaking ingredients. Those recipes I don’t bother posting, thinking that you will wonder, “Why is she posting this recipe if it’s not good?” However, I do feel like I should post recipes that have real potential but didn’t quite measure up due to my mistakes or personal preference.

This dinner was good, but has a very prominent orange flavor, perhaps a little too much orange for my taste. I think my problem was I was expecting it to taste a little more like Panda Express Orange Chicken, which doesn’t really taste orange at all in fact!

I think it’s a great idea, and if you like orange you will love it. I will have to figure out a way to lessen the orange flavor, and I think it will be great. I do feel that chicken cooked in a slow-cooker can tend to be dry (especially if you only have a humongo slow-cooker like mine!) , so try to make sure you don’t cook too long.

LOVE ORANGE CHICKEN? Try this Skinny Orange Chicken!

Gluten Free Orange Chicken

Use a gluten free flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour, in place of all purpose flour for an entirely gluten free recipe.

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Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Meghan
Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is a crock pot recipe of Panda Express's orange chicken. Chicken breast pieces in an orange sauce served with rice.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 or more

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken (cut into 2-inch chunks)
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • olive oil (for browning chicken)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt (reduce the amount if using table salt)
  • 6 ounces pulp free orange juice concentrate, thawed (1/2 can frozen)
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup

Instructions
 

  • Use a 4 quart slow-cooker for best results.
  • Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour, and shake off the excess.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken on all sides. Don’t fully cook.
  • Place chicken in slow cooker.
  • In a small bowl, combine the orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, salt, and ketchup. You may want to taste the sauce at this point and add more brown sugar to your liking.
  • Pour sauce over chicken and toss gently to coat.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Serve over rice.

Notes

Source: A Year of CrockPotting
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Keyword chicken, Chinese, gluten free, main dish


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