Gluten Free Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe

You know how sometimes you are at the mall, famished from all the shopping and bag carrying, and you go to the food court and some enthusiastic teenager pushes a piece of orange chicken at you to taste? Yes? Well I have a confession – sometimes I really wish I could have a taste. I know it is fried and filled with gluten and probably about a thousand calories in just that one taste and that I shouldn’t want to taste it, but I do. I don’t taste it – I WANT to taste it!  After all, eating orange chicken used to be an integral part of my whole mall experience.

I kind of want to hurt that guy for bringing up the idea of orange chicken to me in the first place. Here I was all set to have a nice healthy salad for lunch and now all I can think about is orange chicken. And so with some disappointment and resentment I eat a salad. And a gelato. And … well … never mind.

If you, like me, miss the taste of orange chicken at the mall you will be happy to know that you can make a much healthier grilled version very easily with the help of some honey and gluten-free Orange Sauce from San-J. With a little forethought, I can have this recipe mostly prepared and waiting in the fridge for me when I return from shopping and finish my mall experience at home.

Now if I could just get Nordstrom to open up a shoe store in my living room …

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Gluten Free Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Marinate20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

• ▢ 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• ▢ ½ cup San-J Orange Sauce
• ▢ ½ cup honey
• ▢ 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

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Instructions

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  Cut chicken into 1½ inch pieces. Combine the San-J Orange Sauce and honey and put half in a medium mixing bowl, reserve the rest for later. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and toss to combine. Let chicken marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature or for up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.  If you are marinating in the refrigerator, let it come to room temperature for 20 minutes before grilling.  If using wooden skewers, soak 4 in water for 20 minutes.  Pre-heat the grill to moderately high heat (450 degrees on a gas grill).
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  Divide chicken pieces onto 4 skewers allowing the chicken to touch but do not cram together. Brush grates of grill with oil.
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  Grill for 4 minutes with the lid to barbeque closed. Turn skewers over and grill another 4 minutes covered. Brush the reserved sauce onto the chicken and cook for another 2 minutes, turning several times, or until the chicken is cooked through but still juicy. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 336 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Cholesterol 161mg54%

Sodium 153mg6%

Potassium 437mg12%

Carbohydrates 35g12%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 35g39%

Protein 33g66%

Vitamin A 41IU1%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 28mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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