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Skillet Orange Chicken Recipe
Skillet Orange Chicken Recipe brings together chicken breast, cornstarch, and orange marmalade. Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Remember the turn or stir
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
2. Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
3. Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add 3 tablespoons corn starch, salt and pepper.
Cornstarch
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add 3 tablespoons corn starch, salt and pepper.
Orange marmalade
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Meanwhile, make the Orange Chicken sauce.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve over rice as desired. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add 3 tablespoons corn starch, salt and pepper.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook and stir until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through (165° F minimum), about 10 minutes.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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