Thai Orange Chicken

This Thai-style orange chicken simmers chicken in a sweet and spicy orange sauce with garlic, ginger, soy, and chili flakes for a delicious dinner.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 427 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 carrots, cut into matchsticks
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into small pieces
• 0.33333334326744 cup soy sauce
• 0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 0.33333334326744 cup orange juice
• 0.5 cup peanuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, ginger, and garlic until carrots are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer carrot mixture to a bowl. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same skillet.

Step 2

Cook and stir chicken in the hot olive oil until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Add carrot mixture, water, peanuts, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and red pepper flakes to chicken; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove about 1/4 cup sauce from the skillet; whisk in cornstarch until dissolved and sauce is smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture back into chicken and sauce; cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 more minutes.