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Submitted by alice

Slow cooker orange chicken made with frozen orange juice concentrate and ginger, served over rice and topped with shredded coconut, fresh orange segments, and green onions.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

6 hrs

READY

6 hrs

This slow cooker orange chicken is a set-it-and-forget-it dinner. Boneless chicken breasts cook low and slow in frozen orange juice concentrate with ginger, salt, and pepper. Six hours later, the chicken is fall-apart tender and swimming in a sweet, tangy orange sauce.

Frozen orange juice concentrate is the shortcut that makes this work. It’s intensely flavored, naturally thick, and reduces into a syrupy glaze as the chicken cooks. No need to reduce a sauce on the stove.

The toppings make this feel special. Shredded coconut, fresh orange segments, and chopped green onions go on right before serving, adding crunch, brightness, and color to every plate. Serve over hot rice with the cooking liquid spooned on top as gravy.

Chef Tips

  • Use frozen concentrate, not regular orange juice. Regular juice is too thin and won’t create a rich enough sauce.
  • Don’t open the crockpot during cooking. Every time you lift the lid, you lose heat and add cook time.
  • The chicken will release a lot of liquid. Spoon it into a gravy boat or reduce it on the stove for a thicker sauce.
  • Toast the shredded coconut in a dry skillet before topping. It adds a nutty crunch that raw coconut can’t match.

Variations

  • Add a tablespoon of soy sauce to the crockpot for a more savory, Asian-inspired flavor.
  • Use chicken thighs instead of breasts for richer, more forgiving dark meat.
  • Stir a teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with water into the cooking liquid and simmer to thicken it into a proper glaze.

Ingredients

6 6
EACH EACH CHICKEN BREAST
boneless
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML GINGER
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1
X BLACK PEPPER
to taste *
8 231.2
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML COCONUT
shredded *
2 473
CUPS ML ORANGE SEGMENT
fresh *
1
X RICE
cooked, hot, to taste *

Directions

Put chicken, ginger, salt, pepper and frozen orange juice in slow-cooking crockpot and cook on low 6 hours.

Serve chicken on hot cooked rice on platter.

Top with coconut, orange segments and green onions.

Serve chicken liquid in gravy boat, if desired.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 139g (4.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 376 19% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 73mg 24%
Sodium 463mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 15g 15%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 61g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 109%
Calcium 4% Iron 9%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 
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