Thai Orange Chicken

This Thai-style orange chicken recipe 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. Add carrots, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until carrots are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

Step 2

Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same skillet. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in centers, about 10 minutes. Add carrot mixture, water, peanuts, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and red pepper flakes; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

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