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Easy Orange Chicken Recipe

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This easy orange chicken recipe can be thrown together last minute if you have the Teriyaki sauce already made. It’s quick, simple and equal to anything you’d get in a restaurant…. only better because there are no garbage ingredients in it! This dish is one I’ve been wanting to make for years. I used to love the restaurant versions, but once my blood sugar took a turn for the worse, I had to give it up. That is, until now! WHAT IS ORANGE CHICKEN? This is a Chinese dish that has Hunan origins. This dish is actually an American descendent of the sweet and sour dishes found in Asia. You would be hard pressed to find orange chicken in Asian countries. Orange chicken has a heavy American influence, but you won’t find me complaining! This chicken is heavily glazed with orange flavored sauce. The thickening comes from the arrowroot powder, but you can feel free to substitute with cornstarch if you don’t have the arrowroot powder. I just find that arrowroot does a better job with the h