Better than take out Orange Chicken that is baked to perfection and will blow your mind!
Baked Orange Chicken
There is one thing that is rough about being here this summer in North Carolina. My car is back in Utah and we only have one car here to share. My hubby usually takes it to work, so we are usually stuck here. I have had to get pretty creative with activities and luckily we have a pool here. But I am sure counting down the days until we get back to Utah. We are starting to go stir crazy! I was craving chinese food for lunch. Luckily I could make something at home that is WAY better than takeout!
Every single time I make this chicken I die. And I wanted to make an Orange Chicken Version of it. My collection of better than take out recipes just wouldn’t be complete without it. I wanted the orange flavor to pull through and taste just like it would at a restaurant. It sure did. And I honestly was in heaven eating this. The thoughts that came to my mind were, “Holy cow I am eating PF Changs right in my house!” and “Oh man, this is way better than take out!”
I mean just look at it! Doesn’t it look amazing!?
Better Than Take-Out
I love all of my baked Chinese recipes. The sweet and sour , the firecracker , mango chicken , baked honey sesame chicken , and General Tso’s . There is something about baking this and how the chicken browns in the oven, and it is so tender! The sauce is given time to thicken up, and you have a big pan to feed a crowd! This is one of my favorite things to serve people because of their reaction to how amazing it is and how it tastes better than takeout! I have perfected the technique and could probably make it now with my eyes closed. They are all amazing just with different flavors.
If there is one thing you make from my blog. Make this with a side of fried rice . You will never go back to take out!
I have created a video for you with Ashlee Marie of the cooking process! You can skip to the Orange Chicken sauce at 2:19 or straight to the baked chicken technique at 6:52!
Baked Orange Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1½ cups cornstarch
- 3 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup canola oil
Orange Sauce
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 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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