With this delicious Easy Orange Chicken Recipe, you’ll have an amazing Chinese dinner on the table in no time! This easy meal, that uses chicken nuggets as the base along with a super simple orange sauce, will be a great one to add to your rotation of weeknight meals. With school starting back up, we all need easy meals that our families love!
4 Ingredient Easy Orange Chicken
You don’t have to spend a fortune on take out to enjoy a take out meal! Make your own takeout-worthy dinner at home with this super easy 4 Ingredient Orange Chicken recipe. I love it served over steamed rice with some roasted broccoli for a perfect meal.
Most people know of Orange Chicken from Panda Express. It also has a similar taste to sweet and sour chicken. Both favorites of our family! It is sweet and savory and sticky. YUM.
This is the easiest version ever of this recipe. Throw it together tonight and enjoy!!
Ingredients
FROZEN CHICKEN NUGGETS – You’ll need 5 cups. I used a 2lb bag from Walmart! The nuggets will need to be cooked according to the package directions. You could also use hot, ready to eat chicken strips from a deli. Kroger has some really good ones. Just cut them into bite size pieces before tossing them in the orange sauce.
ORANGE MARMALADE – Any brand will work!
BBQ SAUCE – I use Sweet Baby Rays, because we usually have some in the house!
SOY SAUCE – I used a low sodium soy sauce, but any will do!
How To Make Orange Chicken
Cook the chicken nuggets according to package directions.
While the chicken cooks, whisk together the orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce in a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave on high heat for 45-60 seconds. Whisk the sauce until smooth.
Pour the sauce over the fully cooked chicken nuggets as soon as they come out of the oven. Toss to coat.
Serve over steamed or fried rice.
Quick Tips!
- For a healthier version, you can also use cooked, diced chicken breast. Simply make the sauce the same way and toss the hot chicken in the sauce!
- If the sauce is too thick, whisk in a little warm water to thin it down!
- Add some hot sauce or chili sauce to the orange glaze to give it some kick!
- Try this sauce on other meats, like shrimp or pork!
Easy Orange Chicken
Delicious copycat take out meal that uses chicken nuggets as a base tossed in a sweet orange glaze.
Ingredients
- chicken nuggets, 5 cups
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 3 Tbs. soy sauce
Instructions
- Cook the chicken according to package instructions.
- Whisk together the orange marmalade, bbq sauce and soy sauce. Microwave on high for 45 seconds. Whisk thoroughly.
- Toss the hot chicken in the orange glaze.
- Serve over steamed or fried rice.
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