Skinny Orange Chicken

We all love the fried orange chicken you can get at asian restaurants. Well here is a healthier version of that guilty pleasure!

Skinny Orange Chicken

Ingredients

ORANGE CHICKEN INGREDIENTS:

• 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• salt and pepper
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• orange chicken sauce (ingredients below)
• optional toppings: thinly-sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds, orange zest

SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. white pepper
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute for about 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and nearly cooked through.
• While the chicken is cooking, make the orange chicken sauce. Whisk all sauce ingredients together until combined. If you would like the sauce to be even sweeter, add an extra 2-4 tablespoons of honey.
• Pour in the orange chicken sauce, and stir to combine. Let the sauce come to a boil, then boil for an additional minute or two until thickened. Remove from heat and serve immediately over quinoa or rice. Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds and orange zest.

 

Recipe source: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/skinny-orange-chicken-recipe/

Spicy Orange Garlic Shrimp

There isn’t much of an intro needed for this recipe but let’s just say this took shrimp to a whole new level! And super easy too!

Spicy Orange Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients

• 24 pieces (26-30 Per Pound) Peeled and Deveined Shrimp
• 2 cloves (to 4 Cloves) Garlic, minced
• ¾ cups Orange Juice (Use a nice high quality orange juice)
• ½ teaspoons Ground Cayenne Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 3 Tablespoons Salted Butter, Divided

Directions

If the shrimp you bought is frozen, thaw them by running them under cold water for about 5 minutes. Dry the shrimp by draining them on a paper towel or two.

Add the garlic to the orange juice. Measure out and add all of the spices to the orange juice as well.

In a large skillet over high heat melt 2 tablespoons butter. Once the butter has melted add in your shrimp. Cook them for about 30-60 seconds and begin flipping them over starting with the ones you placed in the pan first so they don’t get overdone. Cook for another 30-60 seconds. Remove the cooked shrimp from the pan, leaving the heat on high.

Once the butter and drippings begin to smoke ever so slightly add the spicy orange garlic mixture to the pan and give it a good stir. Add the last tablespoon of butter to the sauce and after a few minutes of cooking and occasional stirring your sauce should be slightly thicker. The sauce should reduce quite a bit as well to almost nothing.

Return the shrimp to the pan and give them a nice toss to coat them in the sauce. Allow an intermingling of souls to take place for just a few seconds and then it’s time for the fireworks.

I served my shrimp over a bed of brown rice, but for more protein quinoa will be just as tastey!

Recipe source: http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/pastor-ryane28099s-spicy-orange-garlic-shrimp/