 If you love take-out then you are going to love this Easy Orange Chicken. Some take-out duplicates can call for lots of ingredients you don't have. I made my orange sauce with just easy three ingredients! Yep, just three!! You can also find a recipe video at the end of the blog post!
Easy Orange Chicken with Marmalade:
I really enjoy cooking and creating meals for my family, so I don't order take-out a lot. My husband loves Chinese inspired food so this was a favorite for sure.
You know I'm not going to give you a recipe with a long list of ingredients that you can't get at your local grocery store.
The orange sauce for this recipe only has 3 super simple ingredients. After you make your easy orange chicken, grab a movie, and have a date night in! I also included a recipe video for you!
How to make Easy Orange Chicken:
Step one: Start by preparing your sauce. Using a small saucepan add BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce.
Whisk together and allow to cook on a simmer. While your sauce simmers get your chicken started.
Step two: Now dice your chicken breast into bite-size pieces. and prepare your skillet by heating it on medium heat and add oil.
Whisk egg together in place in a bowl. Wash chicken pieces in egg wash and then coat with flour. Add chicken to warm oiled skillet.
Step three: Allow chicken to cook for 3-4 minutes before turning over. Turn and cook until both sides are crispy.
Step four: Add chicken to a large mixing bowl and pour orange sauce over cooked chicken. Use tongs to toss and coat the chicken.
What is a good side dish for orange chicken?
We usually serve this recipe over rice with our favorite vegetable. Here are a few more of my favorite side dishes to serve with this chicken.
How to make orange chicken in the slow cooker:
I have this recipe in the slow cooker and it was so simple. You can find the ingredients and instructions here, Slow Cooker Orange Chicken.
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Easy Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup bbq sauce
- 1 cup sweet orange marmalade
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 6 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- In a small saucepan start your orange chicken sauce. Add BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce. Whisk together and allow to cook on a simmer. While your sauce simmers get your chicken started.
- Dice chicken breast into bite-size pieces. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add oil. Whisk egg together in place in a bowl. Wash chicken pieces in egg wash and then coat with flour. Add chicken to warm oiled skillet.
- Allow chicken to cook for 3-4 minutes before turning over. Turn and cook until both sides are crispy.
- Add chicken to a large mixing bowl and pour orange sauce over cooked chicken. Use tongs to toss and coat the chicken.
- I served mine with rice
Video
Notes
What is a good side dish for orange chicken?
We usually serve this recipe over rice with our favorite vegetable. Here are a few more of my favorite side dishes to serve with this chicken.ÂHow to make orange chicken in the slow cooker:
I have this recipe in the slow cooker and it was so simple. You can find the ingredients and instructions here, Slow Cooker Orange Chicken.ÂNutrition
This is basocally the same recipe I use but with maybe half that amount of bbq sauce....sooo yummy
Hello, I can’t wait to try this! Has anyone used an air fryer?
I have not tried this in the air fryer but hopefully someone has and can give you some insight.
Loved this recipe! Thanks for sharing it with us.
I used arrowroot starch/flour and tamari to replace soy sauce to make it gluten free and LOVED it! My husband said it was a keeper and forwarded it to my family. Thank you for adding a great recipe to my limited alergy restricted diet.
That is awesome! My dad can not have gluten and I bet he would love this, will have to try it for him!! Thanks Laura-Lee and I'm so happy you loved it so much.
For me, the sauce tasted too much like bbq rather than orange chicken.
Was ok. Way way to much bbq. Next time will not put any bbq.
This was good but so sweet! Maybe the BBQ sauce I used?
Could be the the BBQ sauce. I would try another one with a lower sugar that might help. Its one of my favorites so I hope it works out!!
Can I use chicken thighs. They are not as dry as breast meat.
I think chicken thighs could work. You would want to make sure they are boneless so you can cut them into bite size pieces and then follow the directions. Hope you enjoy it Beverly this is one of my favorite recipes!
Tried this recipe for the first time last week and the whole family really enjoyed it! But instead of regular (or even rice) flour, I used coconut flour (gluten free as well). Making it again today. Thanks for the recipe!!!
I love that idea! My dad is gluten free and I will have to try this with coconut flour for him! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe!!
I use store chicken nuggets. Cook them in the oven. Made the sauce. Then add the chicken to the sauce. Great it was so good.
That is a great idea!! Perfect when you are in a hurry and I am so going to try it with chicken nuggets! Glad you liked it Rose!
Definitely gonna try this! Thank you for sharing!
Hope you enjoy it Jacque!
Recipe instructions not complete.
Hi Doreen, I see all the institutions on the site and a video is even included for this recipe if you are interested in checking it out. You can find it here, http://thediaryofarealhousewife.com/easy-orange-chicken-2/. After I poured the sauce on the chicken I tossed it to coat then served it over rice.
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe. Actually made it yesterday for dinner, my family loved it. In fact my 11year old loved it so much she wanted to have more for breakfast before school but we didn't have any leftovers. All three of my girls asked for it again tonight, they enjoyed it all over again. Read Derricks idea to use rice flour w/ tempura powder instead, will definitely try it next time. Again, thx for sharing.
That's awesome Ruby I'm so happy you and your family enjoyed the recipe!! I will have to take your girls idea and have it for breakfast one day =)
Thank you for these instructions my family loved it.
So glad to hear that Val!! Thanks so much for stopping by.
Idk where those ingredients are either. Where are theyyy?!?
Sorry for the confusion Lila!
Ingredients
BBQ sauce, 1 cup
Sweet orange marmalade, 1 cup
Soy sauce, 2 tbsp
Chicken breast, boneless skinless, 3
Flour, all purpose, 1 cup
Egg, 2
Olive oil, 4-6 tbsp
Instructions
In a small sauce pan start your orange chicken sauce. Add BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce. Whisk together and allow to cook on a simmer. While your sauce simmers get your chicken started.
Dice chicken breast into bite size pieces. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add oil. Whisk egg together in place in a bowl. Wash chicken pieces in egg wash and then coat with flour. Add chicken to warm oiled skillet.
Allow chicken to cook for 3-4 minutes before turning over. Turn and cook until both sides are crispy.
Add chicken to a large mixing bowl and pour orange sauce over cooked chicken. Use
Where is the list of ingredients?
Sorry for the confusion Bobbi!
Ingredients
BBQ sauce, 1 cup
Sweet orange marmalade, 1 cup
Soy sauce, 2 tbsp
Chicken breast, boneless skinless, 3
Flour, all purpose, 1 cup
Egg, 2
Olive oil, 4-6 tbsp
Instructions
In a small sauce pan start your orange chicken sauce. Add BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce. Whisk together and allow to cook on a simmer. While your sauce simmers get your chicken started.
Dice chicken breast into bite size pieces. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add oil. Whisk egg together in place in a bowl. Wash chicken pieces in egg wash and then coat with flour. Add chicken to warm oiled skillet.
Allow chicken to cook for 3-4 minutes before turning over. Turn and cook until both sides are crispy.
Add chicken to a large mixing bowl and pour orange sauce over cooked chicken. Use
About how many does this serve with the ingredient amounts you've listed?
Hi Hannah! Thanks so much for stopping by. This would serve 4-5 people. My husband and I with our two boys (who shared a serving) ate this for dinner and had left overs for him and I the next day. Hope you enjoy it!
Great recipe. Instead of breading with regular flour I used rice flour with tempura powder 1:4 tempura to rice flour mix. Nice crunch and no breading.
What a great idea Derick! This would also make it gluten free, perfect for my dad with celiac. Thanks!!
I think you meant toss it with tongs and not thongs. Although I got a kick out of imagining it. I'm going to try this recipe!
Oh man! This made me laugh out load! Changing this now so no ones tries tossing anything with a thong!! Thanks Lorie! I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Oh my gosh, my husband is OBSESSED with Panda Express and would eat orange chicken every day if he could! I am printing this to surprise him with one of these days--it looks amazing!
Thanks Elizabeth! I hope yall enjoy it as much as we did! Thanks for stopping by =)