Low Calorie Orange Flavored Chicken Recipe – 6 Point Value
Photo by blogchef.net
Orange Flavored Chicken, also mistakenly referred to as General Tso’s chicken, is a Chinese fast food favorite. The problem is, this dish is packed with tons of fat and calories. One average sized portion of orange flavored chicken can set you back 600-800 calories and over 30 grams of fat! Yikes! Those are some scary numbers. Instead, try this amazing Orange Flavored Chicken recipe that has 6 Weight Watchers Points per serving. It’s deelish!
Orange Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch strips
2 cup cooked white rice, kept hot
Rind of a small orange sliced into thin strips
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup canned chicken broth, reduced-sodium
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp peanut oil
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 medium scallions, chopped
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or 1 dried chili pepper, minced
1 tbsp sesame seeds
**For added nutritional value, substitute the white rice with brown rice
Directions:
In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, broth, sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and vinegar, then set aside.
In a large skillet, heat peanut oil on medium-high heat. Add orange rinds, scallions, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for about 2 minutes. Add in the chicken and cook for approximately 6 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown.
Now mix in the sauce and let simmer until the chicken is cooked all the way through and the sauce starts to get thick, this should take approximately 3-4 minutes. On a plate, serve chicken and sauce over rice and garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds
Serving size = 1 cup of chicken and 1/2 cup of rice
Subscribe via RSS Reader
Never Miss A Recipe
Subscribe (RSS)
August 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I am a BIG fan of Chinese food and just wanted to make the correction that Orange Chicken IS NOT the same as General Tso’s Chicken.
October 5th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
These wings were wonderful, my whole family wants more!!!!!!!!! Great Job, Thanks
September 9th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
This was very easy to prepare & was DELICIOUS!!!!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I made this dish last night with some steamed broccoli and it was a HIT!
If you want to add a bit of zing, throw in extra red pepper flakes (I put in an extra 1/4 tsp). It makes the dish a bit spicier and mixes well with the sweetness from the orange.
Thanks for sharing!
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:34 pm
How many servings (1 cup of chicken) does this recipe make?
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Entire recipe makes 4 servings.
March 14th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Is there nutritional info for this recipe?
March 15th, 2010 at 7:15 am
No, I don’t have the nutritional stats, as it was a weight watchers recipe that was passed along to me.
May 1st, 2010 at 2:50 pm
The meal did taste good but it looked nothing like the picture. That chicken is breaded and in the recipe it is not.