Lighter Baked Orange Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 large, (1lb) chicken breast (boneless, skinless (453 g))
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice (4.22 fluid oz | 125 ml)
• 1/2 cup chicken broth (4.22 fluid oz | 125 ml)
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce (5.32 oz | 151 g)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon garlic (minced )
• 1 tablespoon ginger (minced )
• 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce (omit if you don't want it hot)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 392℉ | 200℃. Grease a sheet pan with vegetable oil.

2. 2

   --- Chicken: ---

3. 3

   Pat the chicken breast dry. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Toss in a large bowl with cornstarch. Place on a greased sheet pan, drizzle with oil, and bake for 25 minutes.

4. 4

   --- Glazed Orange Sauce: ---

5. 5

   In a saucepan, stir together orange juice, chicken broth, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and sriracha sauce. Simmer on medium low heat until thickened.

6. 6

   Remove chicken from the oven and pour orange sauce on top. Toss to cover all chicken pieces.

7. 7

   Garnish with green onion and orange slices, if desired. Serve with rice.