Crockpot Orange Chicken | Freezer Meal | Easy Chicken Crockpot Recipe

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians; chicken thighs are more affordable than breasts.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener; brown sugar is often cheaper and adds a different flavor.

Cut the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces.

Place the chicken in the crock pot on high for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Once the chicken is opaque and mostly cooked through, remove the lid and scoop out the majority of the cooking liquid using a spoon.

Discard the cooking liquid to prevent watering down the orange chicken sauce.

In a bowl, mix together 3/4 cup of orange marmalade, 2 tablespoons of reduced sodium soy sauce, and 3/4 cup of Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce.

Add 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 3/4 teaspoon of kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper to the sauce mixture and mix well.

Pour the sauce over the chicken in the crock pot and stir to combine.

Cook on high for another 1.5 to 2 hours until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken.

Serve with roasted broccoli, plain white rice, or any preferred vegetable.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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