Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · Cilantro Orange Chicken with Rice and Beans
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
from pinchofyum.com
48 cooks on pinchofyum.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
| sweetener | 3% | 4% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 38 g | 1/4 – 1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, grated |
| juice of 2 oranges (about 4-5 tablespoons juice) + a bit of zest | |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons brown sugar |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons avocado oil |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons white vinegar |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
| 567 g | 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces |
| wood or metal skewers (optional) | |
| 250 g | 1 8.8-ounce pouch pre-made yellow rice (or make your own!) |
| 397 g | 1 14-ounce can refried or regular black beans |
| 345 g | 1-2 cups diced pineapple, mango, and/or avocado (optional) |
Method: 8 steps, published by pinchofyum.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Made this tonight and while it was good, I wanted the sauce to stick a little better. I did marinate the chicken for about 30 minutes and broiled on a foil lined pan for 9 minutes. I poured the rest of the sauce into a black bean, corn, mango salsa and it was ” — a cook, 4.0★
“Just wanted to say this has become a family favorite and I have recommended it to so many friends! I love the mix of homemade and storebought shortcuts, and that everyone can mix and match components to their heart's content. I add in either roasted cubes of” — a cook, 5.0★