Slow Cooker Mandarin Orange Chicken Recipes

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-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 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.

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.