Orange Chicken with broccoli
Active time: 30 minutes Total time: 40min Servings: 4 Recipe from: Real Plans
Why?
Great source of lean protein
High in vitamin C which is good for the immune system
Anti-inflammatory
Great for the gut with dietary fibre
Good source of healthy fats
Full of antioxidants
Good for heart health
Ingredients:
680 g chicken thighs
3 heads broccoli
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt, to taste
For the slurry:2 tablespoons arrowroot
4 tablespoons water
For the sauce:1/2 inch fresh ginger
2 large oranges
4 teaspoons minced garlic
60 ml coconut aminos
120 ml water
85 g honey
sea salt, to taste
How to prepare
For the chicken: Chop chicken into large bite sized pieces and broccoli.
Add olive oil to a fry pan over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt. Working in batches as needed, add chicken to the pan and brown both sides.
Meanwhile, in a separate pot, steam broccoli until just tender-crisp. Drain and set aside.
For the slurry: Combine arrowroot with water to make a slurry and set aside.
For the sauce: Grate ginger. Zest half the oranges and juice all oranges into a small bowl.
Add garlic, orange juice and zest, coconut aminos, water, honey, salt, and ginger to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Mix together, then bring to a simmer.
Add arrowroot slurry a bit at a time and stir constantly until sauce thickens - about 2 minutes. If you want a thicker sauce, repeat adding the slurry and allowing to thicken until your desired consistency is reached. Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
Once chicken is browned, pour sauce over the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes, until chicken has cooked though. The chicken is cooked through when a meat thermometer is inserted and reads 73C.
Add broccoli to the chicken, and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve! If serving leftovers, if you want the sauce to rethicken, repeat step 7 until desired consistency is reached.
Goes well with: Steamed bok choy or cauliflower rice.
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