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Copycat Panda Express™ Orange Chicken

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Cheeky Kitchen
Updated Nov 28, 2019
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Take control of your takeout spending by making your favorite on-the-go recipe right at home. This Panda Express™ orange chicken recipe has a touch of sweet, a bit of spice and lots of sticky—it’s crunchy, saucy and delicious in all the right ways.

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  • The secret to why this copycat Panda Express™ orange chicken recipe is so good has to do with the battering. Normally a deep-fried piece of chicken would be covered in flour—not so in this recipe. Instead, we use cornstarch and egg for a lighter tempura-style coating.

Copycat Panda Express™ Orange Chicken

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 cup coconut oil (for frying)
  • 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 425°F. In a pot, combine orange juice concentrate, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and red pepper flakes. Heat until boiling. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In a large wok or skillet, heat coconut oil and vegetable oil to medium.
  • Step 
    3
    Add beaten eggs to a large bowl. In another bowl, combine cornstarch, salt and pepper. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, then in cornstarch, twice, finishing with a cornstarch layer.
  • Step 
    4
    Fry the battered chicken pieces in hot oil until golden brown. Transfer to a 9 x 9-inch baking dish.
  • Step 
    5
    Drizzle sauce over chicken. Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to coat. Serve over sticky rice, if desired.

Nutrition

610 Calories
12g Total Fat
24g Protein
101g Total Carbohydrate
55g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
610
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
190mg
64%
Sodium
1210mg
51%
Potassium
360mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
101g
34%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
55g
Protein
24g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
7
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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