Healthy Orange Chicken
Forget takeout, this healthy, Paleo and Whole30 healthy orange chicken is served with perfectly steamed broccoli. It’s a healthy spin on classic takeout, with homemade orange hoisin sauce that is just amazing. When you eat it, it really feels like a special occasion!
Whenever Friday night rolls around, I can’t help but to think about something a little more fun for dinner. But I love to make food that doesn’t make me feel bloated and heavy after eating it. I came up with this real food version of my classic takeout favorite.
But the best part? My kids LOVE this health orange chicken recipe. They really love it. They can be picky sometimes, sure, but this dish is always a hit. And it makes me really happy to see them enjoying good meals made with whole ingredients.
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 cup orange hoisin sauce
- 4 cups broccoli florets⠀
- 1 teaspoons salt⠀
- 1 teaspoons pepper⠀
- 1 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons compliant almond butter or substitute cashew butter or sunflower seed butter
- zest and juice of 1 orange ⠀
- 2 cloves garlic⠀
- ½ inch peeled ginger about 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoons apple cider vinegar⠀
- 1 tablespoons tomato paste⠀
- 3-4 pitted dates⠀
- ¼ cup coconut aminos⠀
- ½ teaspoons Chinese five spice
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil⠀
- ½ teaspoons chili powder⠀
- 1 teaspoons salt⠀
- ½ teaspoons pepper ⠀