Zesty Healthy Orange Chicken

4.50 from 32 votes

Zesty healthy orange chicken is a light, tangy dish made with real ingredients—no frying, just fresh flavor in every bite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: healthy orange chicken

Servings: servings

1 ½ lbs chicken tenderloins (I have a video you can link above the recipe on how to remove the tendon from tenderloins- https://youtu.be/_mfrlCC8ujc )
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
Dash salt and pepper
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
¼ cup orange juice (I used the juice from a fresh orange but a bottle would work too)
⅓ cup honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 cups fresh broccoli cut into small pieces
1 red bell pepper cut into small chunks
2 tbs olive oil

To a small bowl, add in the minced garlic, minced ginger, a dash of salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, orange juice, honey, soy sauce and whisk well. Pour mixture into a gallon-sized plastic bag or a large bowl, add the chicken, and stir to coat. Place the chicken in the refrigerator and marinate for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Coat the broccoli and bell pepper with the olive oil and place onto a greased sheet pan.
Place the marinated chicken around the vegetables on the sheet pan and pour the remaining sauce over the top of the chicken and vegetables. Bake for 22 to 28 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with steamed rice and enjoy.