Paleo Orange Chicken Recipe

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Posted: Jan 9, 2017 Updated: May 4, 2023

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This a perfect, simple and delicious weeknight dinner.  You will never order takeout again once you make this healthy and clean Paleo Orange Chicken Recipe.

Did you have a wonderful weekend?  Can you believe 2017 happened 9 days ago?

I don’t know about you, but for me, it feels like New Years was a month ago, not a little over a week.  I am so ready for 2017 to be uneventful.  Yes, uneventful.

I want it to be a quiet, positive and healing year.

Are you sticking to the healthy eating plan for 2017?

I have been doing a pretty good job. Trying to make recipes that are simple and quick is my key to success right now. My schedule has been a bit hectic, so the easier and quicker the recipe, the happier eater I become.

I have really been working on 30 minutes or less, and one or two pan dinner recipes.

This Paleo Orange Chicken recipe is also perfect for everyone who is on a Macro diet. The protein, carb to fat is balanced.

This high protein recipe is perfect for filling you up and satisfying you at the end of your day.  Serving this chicken over cauliflower rice, gives you more fiber, vitamin K, and folate.

If you are not on the paleo diet you can serve your Orange Chicken over a simple cooked rice.

I really hope you will give the cauliflower rice a try. It is a delicious and healthy substitute for rice that allows us all to eat more vegetables without feeling like your eating more vegetables. Which makes it the perfect way to get the kiddos to eat more fiber.

Paleo Orange Chicken

This a perfect, simple and delicious weeknight dinner. You will never order takeout again once you make this healthy and clean Paleo Orange Chicken Recipe.

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Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Chicken

• 2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1" pieces
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil

Orange Sauce

• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup coconut amino
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• zest of one orange
• 3 tablespoons arrowroot
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Cauliflower Rice

• 1 head of cauliflower cleaned and grated {I use food processor grater}

Instructions

Orange Sauce

• In a medium bowl whisk all ingredients together adding arrowroot one tablespoon at a time, whisk each tablespoon until completely blended before adding remainder. until combined. Set aside.

Chicken

• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat coconut oil in a large heavy skillet. I used cast iron pan.
• Place pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté for about 4-5 minutes per side, until the chicken is browned and nearly cooked through.
• Pour in the orange 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 cauliflower rice or rice. Garnish with green onions and additional orange zest.

Cauliflower Rice:

• Preheat oven to 400°
• Toss grated cauliflower on a baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove and let cool.
• Serve in a bowl with cauliflower rice topped with chicken and extra red pepper flakes if you like it spicy.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

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