Crockpot Orange Chicken
A tender and flavorful slow cooker dinner made with chicken breasts in a sweet orange sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Total Time: 250 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Cooked rice, for serving
- Steamed broccoli, for serving
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown the chicken pieces for about 5 minutes.
- Place the browned chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together the orange juice, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 240-360 minutes (4-6 hours) or high for 120-180 minutes (2-3 hours).
- In the last hour of cooking, mix the cornstarch with a little water.
- Stir the cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker to thicken the sauce.
- Serve the orange chicken over cooked rice with steamed broccoli.
Notes
For a casual meal, serve the rice, broccoli, and chicken separately so everyone can build their own bowl.