Orange chicken is one of the most classic Asian recipes! Serve it with Homemade Fried Rice, Egg roll Recipe, and Egg Drop Soup for all of the take-out fixings!

We Love a Tasty Copycat!

We are big fans of this copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken! It’s been one of our favorite fast food meals forever and we love that we can make it at home. Not only does it taste like the real deal, but it’s quite simple too. Why you will love it too:

Quick and easy. This simple dish is ready in only 15 minutes! Delicious. It tastes just as fabulous as the real deal, if not better. Make a meal. Serve it up with rice or Noodles, Chow Mein, or Fried Rice for a full Asian dinner meal.

Ingredients

boneless skinless chicken thighs – use boneless skinless chicken breasts salt white pepper cornstarch all-purpose flour large egg water vegetable oil frying oil – use an oil with a high smoking point to deep fry the chicken such as vegetable oil, canola oil, or peanut oil. chili flakes fresh garlic – minced fresh ginger– minced brown sugar orange juice – bottled or fresh squeezed orange juice from 2 medium oranges. For an extra burst of orange flavor mix in orange zest. vinegar soy sauce – optional sesame oil

How to make Orange Chicken

This recipe was first published in 2016 and was updated in 2024. Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video

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