4 Ingredient Orange-Glazed Chicken

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Make delicious, tangy orange-glazed chicken in minutes!

This sweet, tangy sauce elevates pan-cooked chicken and is perfect for quick and easy summertime dinners.

You’ll need a bag of oranges for this recipe. Depending on the size you will need 6-12 seedless oranges for 1-1/2 cup of juice. I prefer the sweetness of Cara Cara oranges, but navel oranges work well too.

Square closeup photo of ingredients used to make orange glaze sauce for chicken.
Sauce Ingredients

I also prefer chicken tenderloins, which I cook and then cut into bite-sized pieces. Below is the recipe to make this deliciously simple sauce.

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4 Ingredient Orange-Glazed Chicken

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

20 min.

Cook/bake time

20 min.

Servings

2-3

Here's What You'll Need

A skillet
A sauce pan
A citrus juicer
Zest grater

INGREDIENTS

1-1/2 cups fresh squeezed orange juice
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 to 1-1/2 lbs. diced cooked chicken
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Cut seedless oranges in half and juice.
2. Bring the juice, brown sugar and soy sauce to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
Closeup of a spoon dipped in a pan of orange glaze sauce thickening on the stove in a sauce pan. This shows the thickness needed. The sauce coats the spoon, slightly thickened.
3. Simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the spoon. The sauce will reduce to about 1/2 cup.
4. While the orange glaze is simmering, cook the tenderloins or diced chicken in a skillet.
5. Add a tablespoon of orange zest to your finished sauce and toss the cooked chicken in the sauce to coat. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve orange-glazed chicken over rice or cooked vegetables like broccoli and enjoy.

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