Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, slow cooker orange chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return chicken to slow cooker; add noodles. In small bowl, mix marmalade and chili garlic sauce. Add chicken and marmalade mixture to slow cooker, mixing to thoroughly coat chicken with marmalade mixture.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have slow cooker orange chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Orange Chicken:
- Take 1.5-2 lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs/Breasts
- Take 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
- Prepare 1 tbsp Curry Powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Ground Red(Cayenne) Pepper
- Prepare 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- Make ready 1-2 cups Peppers, chopped up
- Take 1-2 cups chopped carrots
- Get 1 cup Orange Marmalade
- Prepare 2 tbsp Aminos Acid/Soy sauce
- Make ready 1/4 Cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- Get 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- Get 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- Get 1-2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- Make ready 1-2 Cup Broccoli, or more if you like
DIRECTIONS Toss chicken with flour in slow cooker. Stir in all remaining ingredients; cover with lid. Put chicken and flour into a bag and toss together. Place the chicken in the crockpot.
Instructions to make Slow Cooker Orange Chicken:
- Dice the chicken up into 1 inch pieces. Place the chicken into a medium bowl.
- Add the corn starch, curry powder and cayenne pepper onto the chicken, then mix until evenly coated. Personally, I use my hands to mix it together.
- Heat a large pan or wok over medium heat, coat with the coconut oil, then added the chicken. Heat each side for about 5 minutes, until the pink is gone. Place the chicken into the slow cooker, along with the carrots and peppers. Mix the peppers into the pot. Please use a slow cooker liner
- In a small bowl, add the orange marmalade, aminos acid, rice wine vinegar, ground ginger, sesame oil, and minced garlic. Stir to mix. Pour onto the chicken in the slow cooker. Close the lid, set the temperature to low, and the timer to 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, add the broccoli to the slow cooker. Stir it, then put the cover back onto the slow cooker. Once again, set the temperature to low and the timer to 30 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Put chicken and flour into a bag and toss together. Place the chicken in the crockpot. Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Although this chicken spends most of its time in the slow cooker turning juicy, tender, and soaking up a sweet citrusy sauce, it starts at the stove. Dredge the chopped chicken in cornstarch and give it a quick sear in a hot skillet. Grease your crockpot with cooking spray.
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