Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

5 from 2 votes

My Slow Cooker Orange Chicken delivers bold, irresistible flavor with minimal effort. Tender chicken is slow-cooked in a perfectly balanced sweet and tangy orange sauce — creating a dish that’s not only simple to make, but guaranteed to become a family favorite like it is in my house.

Prep Time20

Cook Time3

Total Time3 20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: crockpot orange chicken, Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Servings: servings

Calories: 421kcal

Author: Alicia

Equipment

Crockpot

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken tenderloins cut into bite size pieces
⅓ cup cornstarch
4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 Tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 garlic cloves minced
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sesame seeds plus more for garnish
scallions for garnish

Instructions

Coat your chicken pieces in cornstarch.
2 pounds chicken tenderloins, ⅓ cup cornstarch
Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Brown the chicken quickly in the pan. We are not looking to cook the chicken through, just get a little color on each side.
Place the browned chicken in the slow cooker.
In a mixing bowl combine the marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds.
1 1/2 cups orange marmalade, 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 3 garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Pour the sauce over the chicken.
Stir everything to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours. Check and stir half way through. Slow cookers cook differently so make sure to stir and make sure your slow cooker isn't running to hot and burning the sauce.
Garnish with the scallions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve over rice.
scallions

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