Recipe

Amazing Orange Chicken

Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 2 hr 5 min
Serves: 4

This orange-glazed chicken comes together beautifully using ingredients that are easy and affordable to keep on hand. Using a slow cooker means that it can be put together in just minutes in the morning and ready to serve right when you get home from work. Just add a side of rice and steamed vegetables for a nutritious meal your family will ask for again and again!

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable shortening
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) seasoned salt
1/4 tsp (1.25 mL) pepper
1/4 tsp (1.25 mL) salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth
2 tsp (10 mL) brown sugar
1/3 cup (75 mL) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

Instructions

1 Heat the shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat.
2 In a bowl, mix the flour, condensed soup, seasoned salt, pepper, and salt.
3 Dip chicken in the mixture to coat, and fry in a heated skillet until golden brown.
4 Place chicken in a slow cooker.
5 Mix the chicken broth, brown sugar, and orange juice concentrate in a bowl, and pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
6 Cover, and cook 2 to 3 hours on low or 1 to 2 hours on High.