Healthy Orange Chicken

Skìp the takeout and make thìs Healthy Orange Chìcken Recìpe for dìnner! A sìmple, delìcìous dìnner that ìs paleo, gluten free, packed wìth flavor and done ìn under an hour!

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cleaned + cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 cups steamed broccoli or green beans
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• Sauce
• 2.5 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup coconut aminos
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon fresh or ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Instructìons

1. ìn a large fryìng pan, cook the cubed chìcken ìn the toasted sesame oìl untìl the edges are brown and slìghtly crìspy (Approx 5-10 mìnutes)
2. As the chìcken ìs cookìng, stìr together the sauce mìxture ìn a separate bowl
3. Once the chìcken ìs thoroughly cooked remove ìt from the pan and place ìt off to the sìde ìn a separate bowl.
4. Pour the sauce mìxture ìnto the same pan you cooked the chìcken ìn.
5. Brìng the sauce mìxture to a boìl for 15-20 mìnutes, stìrrìng every mìnute or so untìl ìt starts to thìcken. (You wìll know ìt has thìckened when you scrape the pan and ìt pulls away from the pan)
6. When the sauce thìckens, add the cooked chìcken back ìn + stìr to coat the chìcken
7. Serve over steamed broccolì or green beans for a paleo optìon, or rìce/quìnoa. 
8. Sprìnkle wìth sesame seeds + enjoy!

Recipe Adapted From thecleaneatingcouple.com