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5 Ingredient Crockpot Orange Chicken

5 Ingredient Crockpot Orange Chicken

An easy, no-think Crockpot orange chicken: chicken breasts slow-cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce of BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce. Serve over rice with green onions and sesame seeds.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 chicken breasts about 3-4 lbs, cut into 1-inch pieces; thighs also work
  • 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce
  • 3/4 cup orange marmalade
  • 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
  • green onions and sesame seeds for topping

Equipment

  • crockpot
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. Place the chicken pieces in the Crockpot, cover, and cook on HIGH for 1.5 hours in their own juices.
  2. Drain the chicken and return it to the Crockpot.
  3. Whisk together the BBQ sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce until smooth. Pour over the chicken.
  4. Cover and cook for another 1.5 hours. Top with green onions and sesame seeds and serve over rice.

Notes

  • Easy to remember: 1 cup BBQ sauce, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 3/4 cup marmalade, 5 chicken breasts.
  • Serving more than 4, or want leftovers? Double the recipe.
  • Add a little sriracha for extra kick.