If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

I made this last night and it was delicious and tasted/looked authentic!
The only minor changes that I would make are:
- Put in a little less than 6oz of orange concentrate - the orange flavor was a bit overpowering at times!
- Don't put broccoli in to cook with it. I did and it absorbed too much orange and ended up tasting like medicine. I would steam the veggies separetely and then drizzle with the sauce.

Crock Pot Orange Chicken



Ingredients:
• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks
• 1/3 cup flour
• olive oil
• 1/2 T salt
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 T ketchup
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 4 T brown sugar


In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and ketchup.

Pour the flour in a small bowl.
Cover the chicken breast chunks in flour and shake off the excess.

Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet and brown the flour-covered chicken.

The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it's going in the crock pot.


After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot.
Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.

Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.

Serve over rice and even add veggies if you want a healthier meal.

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

This looks and sounds yummy. Where did you get hte recipe or did you make it up?

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

SO excited to try this!

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

Made this last night and it was ok, too much citrus for my taste (and I LOVE orange chicken/beef). I added some garlic and ginger powder. Also red pepper flakes, those gave it a nice kick.

While I didn't love the sauce, I do like the technique of browning the chicken and then placing the sauce ingredients in the crock pot. The sauce was nice and thick and really coated the chicken pieces really well. Might try this with a teriyaki type sauce.

Someone who is good a tweaking recipes could probably make this into something really good.

Re: If you like Chinese Orange Chicken - Try this crockpot recipe!!!

I made this the other night, only I used beef instead of chicken. I also added garlic, ginger, and red pepper. I used a little less than 6 oz. of OJ concentrate, as the OP suggested and didn't find it had an overpowering citrus taste at all. My only slight complaint was that my sauce didn't really come out as thick as I would've liked, go figure.

I'll definitely make it again though. DH really liked it.