Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, easy roasted orange chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Uncover and baste the chicken with the pan juices. Adding a touch of Sesame oil to the olive oil adds flavor, and doesn't add much cholesterol or fat. Also, most Chinese restaraunts use batter-dipped chicken as opposed to this recipe's use of marinade and flour, making it a -much- healthier choice than ordering out.
Easy Roasted Orange Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Easy Roasted Orange Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy roasted orange chicken using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Roasted Orange Chicken:
- Make ready 2.5-3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (drums/ thighs/ wings/ half breasts)
- Take For marinade:
- Get 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- Take 1/3 cup honey (you can also substitute with maple syrup or agave)
- Prepare 1/3 cup orange juice
- Get 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
- Get 1-2 green onions, chopped (including the white part)
- Get 1 Tablespoon oil
- Take optional: up to 1 Tablespoon distilled white or apple cider vinegar or lemon/lime juice if you like things a little extra tangy
- Prepare optional: 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder or 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- Prepare optional: 1 Tablespoon sriracha or chili garlic sauce
- Take For garnish: 2-4 orange slices (just under 1/4-inch thick)
We love this meal for a quick dinner. It tastes like our favorite take out meal but for less money. Honestly, I can cook this faster than going to get take out too. It is a win-win all around!
Instructions to make Easy Roasted Orange Chicken:
- Put all marinade ingredients in a bowl and stir until honey is dissolved.
- In a large mixing bowl, or casserole dish, or Ziploc bag, combine the chicken with the marinade and give it a few gentle tosses to thoroughly season all the chicken. If in a bowl or dish, you should flip the chicken halfway through the marinating time so both sides are seasoned through.
- Marinate chicken for at least one hour and up to overnight and take it out of the fridge 30 to 40 minutes before roasting to bring it up to room temp.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Put your chicken on a single layer, skin side up, on a sheet pan. (You might like to line it with foil for easier cleanup.) Reserve leftover marinade.
- Roast chicken for 30 minutes at first, then pour leftover marinade over chicken, place orange slices on the pan as well, and roast for an additional 15 to 20 minutes.
- Enjoy! :)
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