5 from 4 votes
Baked Orange Chicken
Better than take out Orange Chicken that is baked to perfection and will blow your mind!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
6
Servings
Calories:
481 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian-American Fusion
Ingredients
Chicken
- 3-4 chicken breast boneless skinless
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 1½ cups cornstarch
- 3 egg beaten
- ¼ cup canola oil
Orange Sauce
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup soy sauce low-sodium
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon orange peel grated
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Cut the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the cornstarch to one bowl and the slightly beaten eggs to another bowl. Dip each chicken piece into the bowl of cornstarch first, then coat in the egg mixture.
- Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned. Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish.
- Whisk the brown sugar, orange juice, sriracha, soy sauce, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, garlic salt, grated orange peel, and cornstarch in a mixing bowl.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake for 1 hour, stirring the chicken every 15 minutes to coat the chicken in the sauce.
- Serve over rice and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
481kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
58g
(19%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
154mg
(51%)
Sodium
950mg
(40%)
Potassium
555mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
208IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 481
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 481kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 950mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 555mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 208IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.