Orange Chicken (Slow Cooker)

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

Ingredients

:• boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks (I used four)

• 1/2cup flour
• coconut oil
• 1/2 Tbl. salt
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 Tbl. ketchup
• 4 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate

• 3 Tbl.  brown sugar 

1/2 to 1 tsp+ red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce

1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

Toasting the Sesame Seeds

In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, ketchup, and teriyaki sauce . 

Pour the flour in a gallon sized  ziplock bag. 

Place the chicken chunks into the bag and shake to coat the pieces.

In a heavy skillet, heat a small amount of coconut oil. (I recently switched from Olive Oil to Coconut)

Shaking the excess flour from the chicken, lightly brown the chunks in the oil. (They do not have to be cooked through, as they will finish in the slow cooker.)

After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot.

Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.

Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.

Pan toast the sesame seeds until they are lightly browned. Add about half to the crockpot during the last half hour of cooking. Reserve the rest to sprinkle over the chciken before serving.

 

Orange Chicken

I served this over rice with a side of steamed brocolli.