Thai Orange Chicken

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Description

Slightly sweet, a little spicy and a hint of orange gives this chicken dish a unique flavor that is sure to wake up your taste buds. Serve over Chinese noodles or rice along with a green salad for a delicious, quick meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • ½ teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into small pieces
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup peanuts
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir carrots
  2. ginger
  3. and garlic until carrots are slightly softened
  4. about 5 minutes. Transfer carrot mixture to a bowl. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same skillet.
  5. Cook and stir chicken in the hot olive oil until no longer pink in the center
  6. about 10 minutes. Add carrot mixture
  7. water
  8. peanuts
  9. orange juice
  10. soy sauce
  11. brown sugar
  12. ketchup
  13. and red pepper flakes to chicken; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until sugar has dissolved
  14. about 5 minutes.
  15. Remove about 1/4 cup sauce from the skillet; whisk in cornstarch until dissolved and sauce is smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture back into chicken and sauce; cook until sauce is slightly thickened
  16. about 5 more minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 4

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