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 mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
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
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
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.
- 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.
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