Oven-Fried Orange Chicken

5 from 1 vote

My recipe for Oven-Fried Orange Chicken is so simple to make and just as good as take-out from your favorite panda restaurant. Just a few ingredients and you're eating a easy baked orange chicken.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: All Cuisines, Asian

Keyword: 30 Minutes Meals, air fryer recipes, chicken recipes

Servings: servings

Calories: 430kcal

Author: Heather

Ingredients

5 chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
2 eggs beaten
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
½ cup all-purpose flour

Orange Chicken Sauce

1 ½ cups orange juice fresh squeezed
1 tbsp orange zest
¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
3 tbsp light brown sugar packed
3 tbsp Mirin
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 ½ tbsp Sriracha
3 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ tsp fresh ginger grated fine
1 tbsp cornstarch
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Green Onions snipped

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 425º F. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Using 2 pie plates, add the beaten eggs to one and mix the panko and flour in the other. Dredge each chicken piece in the egg and then in the panko-flour mixture and add to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken. Spray with cooking spray and bake for 10 minutes. Turn the pieces, then continue to cook for another 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink the center, or to your liking.
Meanwhile, add the orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, rice vinegar, sriracha, garlic and ginger to a medium saucepan. Bring to a low boil over medium heat, stir occasionally, turn heat down to low to simmer. When the chicken is just about done, add the corn starch to the orange juice mixture and bring to a boil. Heat until thickened enough to coat a spoon. Remove from the heat.
In a large serving bowl add the cooked chicken and top with the orange chicken sauce, toss lightly to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions and serve with steamed white rice.

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