Thursday, October 21, 2010

Orange Chicken Stir-Fry

I wanted to make something a little different than I usually would and I found this recipe in a Healthy Cooking Magazine. It was really good and Ryan even ate all the carrots and onions too!

Orange Chicken Stir-Fry From Taste of Home Healthy Cooking

1 T cornstarch
2/3 c. orange juice
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, cut into strips
3 large carrots, julienned
1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
3 tsp canola oil, divided
1/3 c reduced-sugar orange marmalade
3 T brown sugar
1 T lemon juice
Hot cooked rice

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth; set aside. Combine the salt, ginger and pepper; sprinkle over chicken. Set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet, stir-fry the carrots and onion in 1 tsp oil until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm.
In the same pan, stir-fry the chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink. Stir in the marmalade, brown sugar and lemon juice until marmalade is dissolved.
Return carrot mixture to pan. Stir in orange juice mixture; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

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