Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe

June 18, 2025
Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe
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This easy Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe makes tasty chicken at home. The chicken gets crispy outside and soft inside. Sweet orange sauce makes it delicious.

This recipe is healthier than takeout food. You use less oil and better ingredients. The fresh orange taste is amazing.

This Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe is simple to make. The oven cooks everything for you. No messy frying needed. Easy ingredients make great flavors.

Kids and grown-ups love this sweet chicken. Great for dinner any day of the week. This will be your favorite chicken recipe.

Roasted Orange Chicken

Equipment List

  • Large baking pan
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups
  • Kitchen tongs
  • Small pot
  • Brush

Ingredients List

  • 2 lbs chicken pieces
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
  • 3 garlic pieces, chopped
  • 1 tsp orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Green onions

Step-by-Step Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 425°F.
  2. Add salt and pepper to chicken.
  3. Heat oil in big pan.
  4. Cook chicken until brown.
  5. Put chicken on baking pan.
  6. Mix orange juice and honey.
  7. Add soy sauce and vinegar.
  8. Mix in ginger and garlic.
  9. Add orange peel and red pepper.
  10. Cook sauce in small pot.
  11. Mix cornstarch with little water.
  12. Add cornstarch to make sauce thick.
  13. Put sauce on chicken pieces.
  14. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
  15. Add green onions on top.

Recipe Tips

  1. Use chicken thighs – They stay soft and juicy when cooked.
  2. Brown chicken first – This makes better taste and crispy skin.
  3. Use fresh orange juice – Fresh juice tastes much better than bottled.
  4. Add orange peel – It gives extra orange flavor to chicken.
  5. Check if done – Chicken should be 165°F inside to be safe.

What to Serve With Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe

White Rice: Plain rice soaks up the yummy orange sauce from this Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe. Rice makes the meal filling and complete.

Cooked Vegetables: Broccoli, carrots, and peppers add healthy foods to your plate. The sweet vegetables go well with orange chicken.

Conclusion

This Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe tastes like restaurant food at home. Cooking in oven makes healthy, crispy chicken without lots of oil. Sweet orange sauce makes every bite tasty.

Easy steps make this recipe good for anyone. Your family will want this Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe many times because it tastes so good.

Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe

Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe

This Roasted Orange Chicken Recipe tastes like restaurant food at home. Cooking in oven makes healthy, crispy chicken without lots of oil.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken pieces
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger chopped
  • 3 garlic pieces chopped
  • 1 tsp orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Green onions

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 425°F.
  • Add salt and pepper to chicken.
  • Heat oil in big pan.
  • Cook chicken until brown.
  • Put chicken on baking pan.
  • Mix orange juice and honey.
  • Add soy sauce and vinegar.
  • Mix in ginger and garlic.
  • Add orange peel and red pepper.
  • Cook sauce in small pot.
  • Mix cornstarch with little water.
  • Add cornstarch to make sauce thick.
  • Put sauce on chicken pieces.
  • Cook for 25-30 minutes.
  • Add green onions on top.
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