Published: · Modified: by Tonia Larson
This Grilled Orange Chicken recipe has a delicious orange flavor! It can be served over rice or leave the orange chicken on the skewers to serve as kabobs.
When I was a kid, the only Chinese foods I knew were Chicken Chow Mein, fried rice and fortune cookies. I have countless memories of eating chicken chow mein with my parents and grandparents. They usually picked up from a local Chinese restaurant after church, on the way to one of our houses. The chicken came in a takeout container with cooked celery and sauce. The other containers held white rice, crispy noodles and cashews.
When I was very young, I would only eat rice and crispy noodles with soy sauce on them. Eventually, I came to love the whole combination of chicken chow mein. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I finally tried some other Asian chicken dishes like lemon chicken, sesame chicken and orange chicken. Last year, I shared a 30 Minute Skillet Recipe for Orange Chicken that my family loves. Now that summer is in full swing and cooking on the grill is where it’s at, I decided to make Grilled Orange Chicken and I am excited to share the recipe with you today.
First cut three boneless, skinless chicken breast into pieces. Make the orange chicken marinade by mixing together orange juice concentrate, soy sauce and olive oil. Add the chicken pieces and marinate for 20 minutes.
Put the pieces of chicken on skewers. Dip a paper towel in olive oil and use tongs to lightly brush the oil over the grill grates. Grill the orange chicken kabobs over medium heat, for 6-8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
To make the orange chicken sauce, whisk together orange juice concentrate, barbecue sauce, olive oil and corn starch until smooth. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until thickened.
You can brush the orange chicken sauce on the grilled orange chicken skewers and serve them as kabobs, I wanted to have my grilled orange chicken on rice, so I removed all of the chicken from the skewers.
Pour the sauce over the grilled orange chicken pieces and stir to coat. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.
Serve over rice, noodles, quinoa or even cauliflower rice! This grilled orange chicken has a fantastic orange flavor from the juice concentrate and it is super easy to make for a weeknight dinner.
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
This Grilled Orange Chicken recipe has a delicious orange flavor! It can be served over rice or leave the orange chicken on the skewers to serve as kabobs.
Ingredients
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- Sesame seeds
- Green onions
Marinade:
- 1/4 cup pulp free frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Orange Sauce:
- 3/4 cup pulp free frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 3 tablespoon spicy barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- First cut the boneless, skinless chicken breast into pieces.
- Make the orange chicken marinade by mixing together pulp free orange juice concentrate, soy sauce and olive oil. Add the chicken pieces and marinate for 20 minutes.
- Put the pieces of chicken on skewers.
- Dip a paper towel in olive oil and use tongs to lightly brush the oil over the grill grates. Grill the orange chicken kabobs over medium heat, for 6-8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
- To make the orange chicken sauce, whisk together pulp free orange juice concentrate, barbecue sauce, olive oil and corn starch until smooth. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until thickened.
- Brush the orange chicken sauce on the grilled orange chicken skewers and serve them as kabobs.
- Or remove all of the chicken from the skewers and place it in a dish. Pour the sauce over the grilled orange chicken pieces and stir to coat.
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 474Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 1079mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 2gSugar: 24gProtein: 32g
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