Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
🍊😋🧡 The easiest orange chicken ever because your slow cooker does all the work! Super juicy, tender, and coated with a sweet-yet-tangy orange glaze that's irresistible! A family FAVORITE chicken dinner recipe to put into your rotation!
Servings: 6
Calories: 359cal
Equipment
- 1 6-quart slow cooker OR
- 1 slow cooker liners optional
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 ½ to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ground ginger or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves finely minced
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds lightly toasted if desired (add to a dry skillet and cook over medium heat for about 30 seconds or until fragrant)
- 2 tablespoons green onions sliced thin for garnishing
- orange slices optional for garnishing
Instructions
- Optionally, line a 6-quart to 7-quart slow cooker with a liner if using one. I prefer to use liners for easy cleanup but it's optional.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over bottom of the liner or slow cooker.
- To a large, gallon-sized ziptop plastic bag, add the chicken, cornstarch, salt, pepper, seal bag, and toss to coat chicken evenly. Add chicken to slow cooker, evenly distributed; set aside.
- To a 2-cup measuring cup or medium bowl, add the orange marmalade, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger (I prefer 1 teaspoon but some people are sensitive to ginger), garlic, remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture over the chicken, using a spoon to distribute the sauce as necessary, making sure all pieces are coated.
- Cook covered on high for about 2 hours or on low for about 4 hours. If cooking on high, start checking at 90 minutes and if cooking on low, start checking at 3 hours. All slow cookers vary so cook until chicken is done (reaches 165F on an instant read thermometer).
- Add chicken to a plate with as much extra cooking sauce spooned over the top as desired, garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, optional orange wedges, and serve immediately.
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Notes
Storage: Chicken will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 359cal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 500mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
