Gluten-Free Orange Chicken with Coconut Rice

5 from 2 votes

Gluten-Free Orange Chicken with Coconut Rice

Make this gluten-free orange chicken recipe in under 35 minutes and serve with coconut rice or your favorite vegetables. A healthier and quicker version of orange chicken.

This delicious gluten-free chicken tastes like your takeout favorite chicken but it's made at home! The sticky sauce on this chicken tastes amazing served with our instant pot jasmine rice, white rice, coconut rice, brown rice, or even cauliflower rice.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, asian

Keyword: chicken, gluten-free, orange

Servings: servings

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Chandice

Cost: $8

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breast cut into chunks
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup ginger soda I like Dry Sparkling
1/2 cup brown sugar
Juice of 1 medium size orange
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon onion salt
1 cup rice any variety is fine
13.66 can full-fat coconut milk

Instructions

In a rice cooker, add the rice and coconut milk and start cooking
In a large sauce pan, heat 1 T butter until melted
Add the chicken and cook until no longer pink
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, combine all remaining ingredients except cornstarch and simmer over low heat 15 minutes making sure to whisk often
Once the chicken is cooked through, sprinkle 2 T corn starch over chicken and toss to coat
Pour the orange ginger sauce over chicken and continue cooking for 5 minutes on low heat until evenly coated
Once the rice is done, place on plates and top with sticky orange ginger chicken
Garnish with more fresh orange zest and lots of pickled ginger

Notes

How do you reheat orange chicken?

You can store orange chicken in the fridge in an airtight container and reheat in the microwave or air fryer. I recommend making fresh rice as rice does not reheat well.

Pro tip: You can thicken the sauce with a small amount of xanthan gum if desired.

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