Easy Orange Chicken Recipe

Orange chicken cooked in a slow cooker served over white rice.

3.80 from 44 votes

This Easy Orange Chicken Recipe is sure to be a household favorite in no time! Tender chicken smothered in a flavorful orange glaze is sweet, savory, and satisfying! Cooked in a crock pot, dinner doesn’t get much easier than this.

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 10

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy Orange Chicken Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 671kcal

Equipment

Knife
Cutting board
Crockpot
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken breasts skinless, boneless
1 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water
salt to season
pepper to season

Instructions

Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper.
Lightly spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking oil and add the seasoned chicken pieces to it.
In a large bowl, mix the marmalade, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, ground ginger, and garlic powder until fully combined.
Pour the orange glaze over the chicken then stir together until the chicken is fully coated.
Cook on high for 2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through. Once the chicken is cooked, mix cold water and cornstarch in a small bowl until it’s dissolved. Then, add it to the slow cooker.
Cook for another 30 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken.
Serve warm over rice, noodles, or vegetables.

Notes

If you want to add a bit of heat to this dish, add 1 teaspoon of red chili flakes to the sauce before cooking.
The marmalade gives this dish a very noticeable sweet orange flavor, much simpler than juicing oranges but tastes just as fresh!
Serve this simple orange chicken recipe with rice, noodles, or veggies!

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