Light Orange Chicken w/ Simple Rice Pilaf & Fruit Cups
Serving Size: 4
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Description
A fun citrus-flavored chicken thigh dish with homemade orange sauce. This tasty main is perfectly paired with fruit and a simple rice pilaf that the whole family will enjoy. Main Dish: Calories: 351, Saturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0g, Sugars: 17g, Protein: 24g, Carbohydrates: 45g, Sodium:512mg Side Dish: Calories: 70, Saturated Fat: 0g, Trans Fat: 0g, Sugars: 15g, Protein: 0g, Carbohydrates: 17g, Sodium:0mg
Meal Type
Basic
Dietary Preferences
No Preference
Ingredients
- 16 oz boneless, skinless Chicken Thighs
- 1/3 cup Pulp Free Orange Juice
- 3 Tbsp Honey
- 3 Tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 tsp Sriracha Chili Sauce
- Zest from 1 Orange
- 1 tsp Freeze Dried Garlic
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 Tbsp Pulp Free Orange Juice
- 1 Tbsp Corn Starch
- 6 Green Onions
- ½ cup Basmati Rice
- ½ cup Orzo Pasta
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 (14.5 oz) can Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- 2 Tbsp Smart Balance Butter
- 4 Dole Fruit Cups, Pineapple and Mandarin Orange
- Mrs Dash Salt & Pepper, to taste
Takes to prepare.
Takes to cook.
Takes 20 Minutes total.
Instructions
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Add butter and orzo pasta to a medium pan that has a lid. Set to medium high heat. Stir & brown orzo pasta.
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Once orzo is browned, add rice, onion powder & chicken broth to pan. Stir and bring to a boil.
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Zest the orange using a zester. (You won’t use the rest of the orange, only the zest. Slice the orange to eat if you desire.)
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With rice now boiling, add lid and reduce to medium low heat.
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk together orange juice, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Siracha chili sauce, freeze dried garlic, ground ginger and orange zest.
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In a separate small bowl, whisk together orange juice and cornstarch. Chop green onions. Cut excess fat from chicken thighs. Discard fat. Dice chicken into bite sized pieces.
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Heat olive oil over medium high heat in an appropriately sized frying pan. Add chicken. Salt and pepper chicken to taste. Stir until browned.
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Whisk sauce once again, then stir into chicken. Then, stir in the cornstarch & orange juice mixture. Add green onions. Bring to a simmer for 3-5 minute over medium low heat, until sauce thickens. Once thickened, serve with rice and fruit cups. Enjoy!