Slow Cooker Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipes

SLOW-COOKED MANDARIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the water, ketchup, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate, soy sauce, mustard, salt, garlic powder, ginger and pepper. Pour half into another large bowl or dish; add chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade from chicken. Place chicken in a 4 or 5-qt. slow cooker; add reserved marinade. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until chicken juices run clear., Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into the saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the oranges, green pepper and olives if desired. Serve with chicken and rice.

SLOW COOKER ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Line a 3 to 6-quart slow cooker with a liner if using one. I prefer to use liners for easy cleanup.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over bottom of the liner or slow cooker.
• To a large, gallon-sized ziptop plastic bag, add the chicken, cornstarch, salt, pepper, seal bag, and toss to coat chicken evenly. Add chicken to slow cooker, evenly distributed; set aside.
• To a 2-cup measuring cup or medium bowl, add the orange marmalade, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger (I prefer 1 teaspoon but some people are sensitive to ginger), garlic, remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir to combine.
• Pour mixture over the chicken, using a spoon to distribute the sauce as necessary, making sure all pieces are coated.
• Cook covered on high for about 2 hours or on low for about 4 hours. If cooking on high, start checking at 90 minutes and if cooking on low, start checking at 3 hours. All slow cookers vary so cook until chicken is done (reaches 165F on an instant read thermometer).
• Add chicken to a plate with as much extra cooking sauce spooned over the top as desired, garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, optional orange wedges, and serve immediately.

SLOW COOKER MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine onion, orange juice concentrate, poultry seasoning, and salt. Pour over chicken. Cover. Cook on low 4-5 hours. Remove chicken and keep warm. Reserve cooking juices. In a saucepan, combine 3 Tbsp. reserved mandarin orange juice and flour. Stir until smooth. Stir in chicken cooking juices. Bring to a boil. Stir and cook for 2 minutes to thicken. Stir in mandarin oranges. Pour over chicken. Serve with rice or pasta.

SLOW-COOKER ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine first 10 ingredients until well mixed. Place chicken in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; add broth mixture. Cook, covered, on low until tender, 3-4 hours. Remove chicken; when cool enough to handle, coarsely shred meat with 2 forks. Set aside., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return chicken to slow cooker; add noodles. Cook, covered, on low for 15 minutes. Stir noodles; cook until thickened and noodles are tender, 15 minutes longer. Serve with green onions.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place flour in a small bowl. Dredge chicken in the flour to lightly coat.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute the chicken breasts until no longer pink and juices run clear. Set aside, and keep warm.
• Stir hoisin sauce and orange juice into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Mix in mandarin oranges, green onions, and cashews, Return chicken to the skillet. Continue cooking until all ingredients are heated through.

SLOW COOKER MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place bite sized pieces of chicken into slow cooker
• Add in green beans, orange juice, mandarin orange juice (reserving mandarins for later), broth, and all spices.
• stir to fully combine. cover slow cooker and cook on low 3-5 hours
• confirm when chicken is ready by using a meat thermometer. Chicken is safe to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
• 30-45 minutes prior to serving, mix cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of cold water in a separate bowl.
• stir cornstarch mixture into slow cooker and allow for your dish to cook for another 30 minutes.
• Add mandarin orange sliced into slow cooker and gently stir to combine. Be carefully not to mash up the mandarin pieces when stiring.