{"id":12591,"date":"2016-03-31T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2016\/03\/31\/easy-orange-chicken\/"},"modified":"2016-03-31T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:00:09","slug":"easy-orange-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2016\/03\/31\/easy-orange-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Orange Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Orange Chicken is one of my husband’s favorite meals ever. And I have to admit, it’s probably one of my top ten favorites too. I love the combination of savory and sweet and I’m all about a crispy chicken recipe and this Easy Orange Chicken is the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

To start, I added some barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce to a sauce pan and let it simmer over low heat. The sauce thickens up really nicely as it simmers and should be stirred every few minutes to avoid burning.<\/p>\n

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While the sauce simmered, I chopped up some chicken breasts into small, bite sized cubes.<\/p>\n

And then in two small bowls I added some cornstarch and two whisked eggs.<\/p>\n

Next I dipped my chicken into the eggs and then the cornstarch and repeated until all the chicken was coated.<\/p>\n

In a large frying pan, I added a thin layer of vegetable oil and let it get hot over medium heat. The best way to test if you’re oil is ready is to drop a little flour into it. If it sizzles, it’s ready.<\/p>\n

Once my oil passed the flour test, I added the chicken to the pan. I cooked the chicken for several minutes on each side and then removed all the pieces to a paper towel lined plate to drain.<\/p>\n

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After the chicken was all removed and had a minute to drain, I tossed it all into the sauce pan and gave it all a good stir to coat all the pieces of chicken.<\/p>\n

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If you’re a spice lover, now is the time to add in a few red pepper flakes. My kiddos can’t handle any spice, so I leave them out and it’s just as good.<\/p>\n

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My family enjoys this Easy Orange Chicken over a bed of steamed rice and a side of steamed broccoli. My kiddos, who live by the cardinal no-food-can-touch-each-other rule, enjoy it on a plate, while I pile all of mine into a bowl and mix it all together, spreading the savory sweet sauce all over my rice and veggies.<\/p>\n

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