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Healthy and Easy Orange Ground Chicken

Nov 12, 2021 Β· Modified: Oct 4, 2022 Β· This post may contain affiliate links Β· 8 Comments

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Healthy and Easy Orange Ground Chicken is made in just one pan! This 15 minute gluten-free meal is much lower in sugar than traditional orange chicken.

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Orange Ground Chicken over rice in a plate with chopsticks

If you have made my Ground Turkey Egg Roll in a Bowl, Healthy No Bean Turkey Chili (with Sweet Potato) or Ground Turkey Fried Rice (with Brown Rice, you know I am all about the simple one pan/pot dinners. This will be one of your new favorites!

The photo above features the chicken over rice, but there are a variety of ways to serve it. You can use white rice or brown rice. Alternatively, you can make this meal paleo-friendly and use cauliflower rice or zoodles.

how to make healthy orange chicken

Ingredients in the sauce

Many traditional orange chicken sauce recipes use up to Β½ cup of white sugar on top of store-bought sugar-filled orange juice! That's just unnecessary, in my opinion. This recipe uses the juice of fresh oranges and just 1 tablespoon of raw honey. And... it tastes just as delicious!

  • fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
  • raw honey
  • apple cider vinegar
  • coconut aminos
  • ground ginger
  • ground turmeric
  • dried red chili flakes
  • garlic powder
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • tapioca flour
  • water

Ingredients in the chicken

  • ground chicken meat
  • sesame oil
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • white rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice or zoodles
  • sesame seeds and sliced scallion for serving

How to store healthy orange chicken?

Store your Healthy and Easy Orange Ground Chicken in an airtight storage container in the fridge for up to three days. This recipe makes 2 servings, but you can easily double it and use it for meal prep.

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Orange Ground Chicken over rice in a plate with chopsticks

Healthy and Easy Orange Ground Chicken

Healthy and Easy Orange Ground Chicken is made in just one pan! This 15 minute meal is much lower in sugar than traditional orange chicken.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course dinner
Cuisine American, Chinese
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

Ingredients in the sauce

  • Β½ cup fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
  • 1 tablespoon raw honey
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
  • ΒΌ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ΒΌ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ΒΌ teaspoon dried red chili flakes
  • ΒΌ teaspoon garlic powder
  • β…› teaspoon salt
  • β…› teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Β½ tablespoon tapioca flour
  • Β½ tablespoon water

Ingredients in the chicken

  • Β½ pound ground chicken meat
  • Β½ tablespoon sesame oil
  • ΒΌ teaspoon salt
  • ΒΌ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup white rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice or zoodles
  • sesame seeds and sliced scallion for serving

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, make a slurry. This is the mixture that will thicken the sauce. Whisk together Β½ tablespoon tapioca flour and Β½ tablespoon water. Set this aside.
  • Next, in a saucepan on medium heat, add orange juice, honey, vinegar, coconut aminos and spices. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Lower the heat, add the slurry mixture and whisk. Whisk until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the mixture is thick, remove from the heat.
  • Now, it's time to cook the chicken. In a pan on medium heat, brown the ground chicken in sesame oil. Break up the chicken as it cooks with a wooden spoon. Cook for about 4-5 minutes and then add salt, ground black pepper and the orange sauce to the chicken. SautΓ© everything together for about 1-2 minutes.
  • Serve the chicken over white rice or brown rice. Alternatively, you can make this meal paleo-friendly and use cauliflower rice or zoodles.
  • Top with sesame seeds, sliced scallion and enjoy!

This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

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  1. Brooke

    November 16, 2021 at 10:08 am

    5 stars
    Love this recipe Krista! I made this the other day for lunch and it was so easy and delicious, and the sauce was amazing. I served it with brown rice and sautéed veggies and it made for the perfect meal. Will definitely be adding this recipe to my weekly rotation 😊

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    • krista

      November 16, 2021 at 11:47 am

      YAY!! Love to hear that. Thank you for taking the time to leave a rating and review, Brooke. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Jenn

    July 15, 2022 at 12:24 pm

    5 stars
    This is on regular rotation in my house!

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    • krista

      July 15, 2022 at 12:38 pm

      Love to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and rating, Jenn! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Mar

    September 18, 2022 at 3:06 pm

    Is there anything I can use in place of tapioca flour? Thank you!

    Reply
    • krista

      September 18, 2022 at 3:08 pm

      cornstarch

      Reply
  4. Mandy Abke

    October 12, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    5 stars
    Love the recipe such awesome flavor! Used ground venison instead, its what we had. The tapioca flower does a great job thickening the sauce to a good consistency.

    Reply
    • krista

      October 13, 2022 at 8:29 am

      Awesome! πŸ™‚

      Reply

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