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Easy Orange Chicken Meal Prep

Enjoy a hearty meal with this healthy orange chicken recipes that is great to make ahead for a busy week.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Meal Prep
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: healthy orange chicken, healthy orange chicken recipe, orange chicken, orange chicken recipe healthy
Servings: 4 containers
Author: Karo @ AllNutritious

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil

Sauce

  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce low sodium
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
  • 1/2 tbsp orange zest
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Topping

  • chopped green onion
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Broccoli and Rice

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1.5 cup water
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 2 small heads of broccoli

Instructions

Chicken

  • Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes.
  • In a frying pan, heat up sesame oil and cook the chicken until it's brown. It will take around 12-15 minutes.
  • While the chicken is cooking, mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Remove the cooked chicken and add the sauce to the empty frying pan.
  • Cook the sauce until it thickens, stirring throughout. It will take around 5-10 minutes.
  • Add the cooked chicken back into the frying pan and stir all the ingredients together to coat the chicken.*
  • Sprinkle with chopped green onion and sesame seeds.

Broccoli and Rice

  • While cooking the chicken, cook the rice. Wash the rice and add it to a saucepan, then pour in the water. Add some salt.
  • Bring the rice to boil and reduce to simmer for 10 minutes. Make sure you cover the saucepan with a lid. Let it sit for another 10 minutes (make sure you cook the rice as per instructions on the packet).
  • Fluff your rice and leave it be.
  • Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add a pinch of salt.
  • Wash the broccoli, cut away the stems from the crown, and slice your florets into pieces.
  • Add florets into the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes until tender.
  • Remove and drain your broccoli.

Assemble Meal Prep Bowls

  • Divide rice into 4 meal prep containers, and divide the orange chicken and broccoli. Your meal prep is ready! Keep in the fridge for up to 3-4 days and reheat before eating.

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Notes

  • If the sauce is not thickening up. Combine 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water in a bowl, then pour it into the pan, mix it in well, and simmer the sauce with chicken until the sauce thickens up.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 container (23 oz) | Calories: 662kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 62g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 945mg | Fiber: 6.1g | Sugar: 21g