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Orange Chicken

Grab your big ol' iron skillet, just like Grandma used to use. This recipe is part of our Family Skillet Meals on page 72 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. "Oh, boy," or should we say, "Oh, Mama!" We’re so excited to give you and your family this recipe. All the sweet, spicy goodness of Chinese food is now Trim Healthy Mama-fied! This dish sits perfectly on angel hair sliced cabbage, so no need for extra time spent on cooked sides - or even a side salad... unless you really wanna.

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Servings: 6
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Grab your big ol' iron skillet, just like Grandma used to use. This recipe is part of our Family Skillet Meals on page 72 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. "Oh, boy," or should we say, "Oh, Mama!" We’re so excited to give you and your family this recipe. All the sweet, spicy goodness of Chinese food is now Trim Healthy Mama-fied! This dish sits perfectly on angel hair sliced cabbage, so no need for extra time spent on cooked sides - or even a side salad... unless you really wanna.

Ingredients
    For the Chicken
  • 2 1/2 lbs chicken thighs (2.5-3 lbs) (or breasts, cut into bite size pieces)
  • 3/4 cup TH Baking Blend
  • 1 tsp TH Mineral Salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp TH Super Sweet Blend
  • 5 Tbs extra virgin coconut oil (or up to 6 Tbsp)
    • For the Sauce
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce (1/4 -1/2 cup soy sauce, or to taste)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp ginger (fresh, grated)
  • 4 tsp TH Super Sweet Blend
  • 3 Tbs rice vinegar
  • 4 Tbs water
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 Tbs sesame oil (toasted)
  • 3 green onion (s) (diced)
  • 2 tsp orange extract
  • 1/3 tsp TH Glucomannan ("gluccie") (can use up to 1/2 tsp)
    • Veggie Bed
  • 1/2 head cabbage (very finely diced, or packaged coleslaw mix)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Prepare the chicken for cooking. Place chicken pieces in a large bowl or 9 × 13-inch pan. Mix the Baking Blend, salt, pepper, and Super Sweet Blend in a small bowl, and sprinkle the chicken with the mixture. Stir to evenly coat the chicken pieces with the breading mix.
  2. 2
    Mix all the sauce ingredients except the Gluccie in a medium saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle in the Gluccie while whisking vigorously to almost the desired thickness. The sauce will thicken a little more the longer it simmers.
  3. 3
    Cook the chicken. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the chicken pieces. You may need to cook it in two batches, so make sure to divide the coconut oil appropriately. Cook the chicken, turning once to cook evenly on both sides, for approximately 10 minutes. Cut a piece open to check for doneness.
  4. 4
    Veggie BedSpread the cabbage on serving plates and divide the chicken among them, then drizzle the sauce over the top.
Note

Serving Suggestions:

  • Since this chicken is breaded, you may need to cook it in a couple of batches to get properly browned, so we do cheat a little here and use one extra little saucepan here to make the sauce separately. But don’t worry; this is still a quick, simple meal.
  • If you truly want to keep this to a strict one-pot-to-wash meal... cook the chicken first in your skillet. Once cooked, remove the chicken and set to the side. Then make the sauce in your skillet, with all those little crispy bits of goodness left in! Even tastier!
  • Open a bag of angel hair cabbage and you have a meal ready that’s fit for a dynasty!

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/orange-chicken-s/