Description
This 4-Ingredient Orange Chicken is a quick and easy dinner recipe that combines crispy chicken nuggets with a flavorful orange sauce made from marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce. Perfect for busy nights when you need a fast meal that’s still delicious! Serve over rice or noodles for a complete dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups frozen chicken nuggets
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- ½ cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Green onion for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and cook chicken nuggets according to the package instructions. Allow them to cool.
- In a medium-sized cooking pan, add orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce.
- Over medium-high heat, warm the orange sauce for 5-7 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Pour sauce on top of the cooked chicken nuggets. Stir the nuggets in the sauce until the pieces of chicken are coated evenly.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
Notes
- Garnish with green onions for added flavor and color.
- For extra spice, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- This recipe is perfect for meal prepping—store the chicken and sauce in separate containers for easy reheating.
- You can use homemade chicken nuggets or any preferred brand.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 260
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 35mg