Name: Honey Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 Chicken thighs ((20 oz)); 1 tablespoon Asian cooking wine (sake or Chinese rice wine) (optional); 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oil; 3 cloves garlic (minced); Chopped parsley leaves (for garnishing); White sesame seeds (for garnishing); 1/2 cup orange juice; 3 1/2 tablespoons honey or more to taste; 1-2 teaspoons bottled garlic chili sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce or more to taste; 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Honey Orange Chicken - skillet chicken with savory, sweet and tangy honey orange sauce. Easy recipe, takes 20 mins, great for dinner!

It’s Fall! Even though it’s still scorching hot here in Southern California, the rest of the continent is starting to cool down.

When it comes to Fall, nothing beats a hearty home-cooked meal.

And when it comes to dinner at home, everyone loves chicken and I have developed this most amazing honey orange chicken recipe for you.

Everyone loves Orange Chicken, deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet and tangy orange sauce made famous by Chinese restaurants.

I love the regular orange chicken but deep-frying battered chicken is such a mundane kitchen chore, so I changed things up a bit and make it into a simple skillet honey orange chicken recipe that takes only 20 minutes and no deep-frying.

This recipe yields juicy, moist, and absolutely delightful chicken steeped in an addictive honey-orange sauce. Serve the chicken with steamed rice and you will have an utterly scrumptious and satisfying home-cooked meal. Enjoy!

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Honey Orange Chicken Recipe

Honey Orange Chicken – skillet chicken with savory, sweet and tangy honey orange sauce. Easy recipe, takes 20 mins, great for dinner! | rasamalaysia.com

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Honey Orange Chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 375 kcal

Ingredients

5 Chicken thighs (20 oz)
1 tablespoon Asian cooking wine (sake or Chinese rice wine) optional
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon oil
3 cloves garlic minced
Chopped parsley leaves for garnishing
White sesame seeds for garnishing

Sauce:

1/2 cup orange juice
3 1/2 tablespoons honey or more to taste
1-2 teaspoons bottled garlic chili sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce or more to taste
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Debone the chicken thighs, keep the skin on. Add the cooking wine and soy sauce to the chicken, stir to combine well.
Add all the ingredients in the Sauce, whisk to combine well. Set aside.
Heat up a skillet, pan-fry the chicken with the skin side down. Turn over and pan-fry both sides of chicken until browned. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Add the cooking oil to the skillet, saute the garlic until slightly brown, add the chicken back into the skillet, follow by the Sauce.
Turn the heat to low and let cook until the sauce reduces a bit. Top the chicken with parsley and sesame. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

You may cook the chicken without removing the bones. You can follow my post and video on " How to Debone Chicken Thighs ." You may also use boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Honey Orange Chicken Recipe

Amount Per Serving (4 g)

Calories 375 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol 126mg 42%

Sodium 467mg 19%

Total Carbohydrates 19.8g 7%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Sugars 18.1g

Protein 41.8g 84%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

10 COMMENTS... read them below or add one

DZ

September 30, 2015 at 7:09 PM

Looks so yummy and yes I do love Orange Chicken (tried your previous recipe on it and dropped a comment too). Thanks for sharing!

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  October 1, 2015 at 2:23 PM
  
  Thanks DZ. :)
  
Teo Ai Li

October 2, 2015 at 9:08 AM

Hi, may I know are you referring to light soya sauce or dark soya sauce? Thanks!

Teo Ai Li

October 2, 2015 at 9:09 AM

Hi, may I know if you are referring to light soya sauce or dark soya sauce? Thanks!

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  October 3, 2015 at 8:56 AM
  
  Light soy sauce.
  
Vamsi

October 2, 2015 at 4:57 PM

Just these pictures are enough to make me drool. Thanks for sharing this awesome dish!

Claira

May 24, 2017 at 2:49 AM

May I know if the orange juice is freshly squeezed or off the shelf kind?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  May 24, 2017 at 9:24 AM
  
  Both is fine.
  
Sarah

January 16, 2018 at 11:20 AM

Can I make this with chicken breasts?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  January 16, 2018 at 3:08 PM
  
  Yes, you sure can!

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