Healthy Orange Chicken

I saw a tasty recipe for Paleo orange chicken on Danielle's blog the other day and decided to give it a whirl.  I'm not jumping on the Paleo bandwagon, but I do think there are some great benefits to keeping the diet in mind.  This recipe is super fresh and surprisingly tasty.  I would make some adjustments the next time around, like limiting the soy sauce {it was very salty!} and maybe adding in some garlic and/or honey instead!

Recipe adapted from Health-Bent

{ingredients}

2 chicken breasts, chopped into bite sized pieces

3 T olive oil

juice of 2 oranges

zest from 1 orange*

1 t fresh ginger

3 T low-sodium soy sauce

1 t sriracha

3 green onions, chopped

{method}

In a medium size sauce pot, add the orange juice, zest, ginger, soy sauce and sriracha. Set over medium heat and let simmer to reduce and thicken while the chicken cooks. In a saute pan, heat 3 T of olive oil, over medium high heat. Add the chopped chicken and cook until a nice brown crust has developed on the chicken pieces, about 6 minutes. Add the chicken to the sauce pot and stir to coat with the orange sauce. Serve topped with sliced green onions. *Taste your oranges. If they don’t taste orange-y, then neither will this dish. Use tangerines if you gotta or add a teaspoon of sweetener until you’re satisfied with the flavor.

xo natasha

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