Air Fryer Orange Chicken
Air Fryer chicken cubes are covered in an sweet orange citrus sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch
For the Orange Sauce
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger or 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- dash of red pepper flakes
- zest of one orange
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water
Optional to serve
- green onions chopped
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Combine chicken pieces and cornstarch into a bowl and mix until chicken is just fully coated (see notes above about not overcoating them).
- Cook chicken for 7-9 minutes shaking the basket halfway through or until chicken is just at or above 165 degrees internally.
- Meanwhile, combine the orange juice, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, red pepper flakes, and orange zest into a small saucepan on medium heat.*
- Bring mixture to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and add it to the orange sauce.
- Let simmer for one additional minute while stirring then immediately remove from heat.
- Remove chicken from the air fryer and combine with sauce.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds if desired and enjoy immediately!
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Notes
*This will make just enough sauce to coat the chicken. If you would like extra sauce for a full stir fry, you can double the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 630kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 75gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 193mgSodium: 618mgFiber: 4gSugar: 22g
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