This healthy Instant Pot Orange Chicken recipe is a delicious easy dinner! Instant Pot Chinese Recipes are so easy in the pressure cooker–it's truly a one pot meal!
Cube your chicken into bite-sized pieces, about 1 inch. 1.5 lbs chicken breast
Lightly spray your Instant Pot insert with oil and set to sauté.
Mix together the chicken broth, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, crushed red pepper, garlic, orange zest, and orange juice in the pot. 1/4 cup chicken broth, 1/4 cup coconut aminos, 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 2 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp fresh ginger, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 2 cloves garlic, 1 orange
Once the sauce is boiling add your cubed chicken, stir until all of the chicken is coated with the sauce.
Close and lock the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Select Pressure Cook and set the cook time for 7 minutes.
When the cook time is complete let the pressure naturally release and remove the lid.
Scoop out ½ cup of sauce from the pot. Whisk in your arrowroot powder, and add back to the pot. Stir well and let rest until the sauce thickens. 2 tsp arrowroot powder
Top with additional ginger and red pepper, if desired, and serve over brown rice or brown rice noodles.
Stove Top Instructions
Cube your chicken into bite-size pieces, about 1 inch. 1.5 lbs chicken breast
Preheat a large skillet over medium heat
Add chicken broth, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, crushed red pepper, garlic, orange zest, and orange juice. 1/4 cup chicken broth, 1/4 cup coconut aminos, 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 2 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp fresh ginger, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 2 cloves garlic, 1 orange
Once the sauce is simmering add your chicken. Stir to make sure all of the chicken is coated with the sauce.
Cover and simmer over medium/high heat for 7-10 minutes until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F.
Scoop out ½ cup of sauce, and whisk in arrowroot powder. Return sauce to the pan and stir well. Remove from heat and allow the sauce to thicken. 2 tsp arrowroot powder
Top with additional ginger and red pepper, if desired, and serve over brown rice or brown rice noodles.
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Healthy Eating Plans 21 Day Fix: This 21 Day Fix Orange Chicken is (entire recipe) 4 Red Containers, ¼ Purple Container, and 6 sweetener teaspoons. (per ¾ cups chicken ¼ cup sauce) 1 Red Containers, 1 ½ sweetener tsp and trace Purple Containers. 2B Mindset: This orange chicken recipe is great for lunch or dinner. For lunch, add 50% vegetables to your chicken (protein) and brown rice (FFC). For dinner, skip the brown rice and fill your plate with 75% vegetables.Tips
Partially frozen chicken is much easier to cut and handle.
I like to use a small handheld grater for my garlic and ginger. This also works great for zesting your orange.
Note - Nutritional information is calculated with coconut aminos as a substitute for low-sodium soy sauce.