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    Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken

    August 19, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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    Freezer Friendly Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

    This is really a copycat Sweet Fire Chicken. Complete with real orange peels. It’s what makes this meal perfect!

    It’s the sweet Thai chili sauce with the orange peels that leak out all their flavors and aromatics into the sauce.

    Perfection in a bowl right there.

    Freezer Friendly Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

    Freezer Friendly Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
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    Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken

    A quick and easy fake-out take-out recipe!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time20 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 2 large boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size chunks
    • 1/4 cup flour
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • 1 tsp ground ginger
    • 1 tsp onion powder
    • 1 tsp grated orange peel
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 2 Tbsp canola oil
    • 1 small white onion
    • 1 red bell pepper
    • 1 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
    • 1 cup brown rice, as side dish

    Instructions

    • Cook brown rice as directed on package. Note: brown rice can take up to 50 minutes to prepare.*
    • Dice the white onion.Seed and dice the red bell pepper.
    • In a small mixing bowl, mix together the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and grated orange peel. Toss the chicken pieces in with the dry mix until they are fully coated.
    • In a large skillet, heat the oil and then add the coated chicken pieces and toss often to brown all sides. Add the diced onions and red bell pepper with the chicken and saute as the chicken is browning. Pour the sweet chili sauce over the top and bring to bubbling and finish cooking the chicken over low heat. If necessary, deglaze the skillet with a little water.
    • Serve Sweet Orange Ginger Chicken over rice.

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer Berkey says

      August 20, 2016 at 12:36 am

      Oh goodness, it’s definitely luscious and easy to cook! Can’t wait to try one on my own.!

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    2. Leticia says

      August 25, 2016 at 10:50 am

      Hi, is this frozen cooked or raw?

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