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Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders Reviewed

June 3, 2016 by Food For Net Leave a Comment

Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders Final 1

Estimated Cooking Time According to Recipe: 40 Minutes Actual Cooking Time (Including Prep): 64 Minutes This recipe wasn't a complete success, but it was good enough to try again. It took significantly longer than planned, turned out a little dry, and wasn't quite the perfect orange chicken flavor I wanted. But it was close enough, and learning how orange chicken is made was a real eye-opener! (hint: the secret is actual oranges, in this recipe, it's the orange marmalade) Immediately after collecting the ingredients for this sweet and spicy baked orange chicken I knew this was going to take longer than planned.…
Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders Reviewed
Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders Reviewed
2016-06-03
Food For Net

Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders

Time Accuracy - 80%
Ease Of Cooking - 83%
Tastiness - 89%
Would Cook Again - 85%
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84%

Good!

Although it took a lot longer to cook, and didn't turn out perfectly, I'd try this recipe again when I have more time. I'm a fan of orange chicken, and would like to perfect this recipe (or a similar one) to be able to cook healthier versions of this Asian favorite!

User Rating: 3.7 ( 1 votes)
  • Estimated Cooking Time According to Recipe: 40 Minutes
  • Actual Cooking Time (Including Prep): 64 Minutes

This recipe wasn't a complete success, but it was good enough to try again. It took significantly longer than planned, turned out a little dry, and wasn't quite the perfect orange chicken flavor I wanted. But it was close enough, and learning how orange chicken is made was a real eye-opener! (hint: the secret is actual oranges, in this recipe, it's the orange marmalade)

Immediately after collecting the ingredients for this sweet and spicy baked orange chicken I knew this was going to take longer than planned. No way I could pull this off in 30 minutes. But I went ahead with it anyway since I love orange chicken. I also forgot the cornflakes, so used wheat chex since that's all I had on hand.

sweet and spicy baked orange chicken tenders ingredients

Here's the orange chicken sauce before and after stirring. It really doesn't look like much, but it's essential to the recipe!

orange chicken sauce

orange chicken sauce mixed

I felt like I should have made more. Yup, I should have. I marinated the chicken for about 5 minutes, but I probably should have done it beforehand for more flavor. oh well. 5 minutes marinating is probably not worth doing except to moisten the chicken.

orange chicken sauce bag

Breading the chicken was easy! Just stick it in a bag with the corn starch and spices and shake it around. The bag was slightly wet from the marinating (I probably should have used a new one), but I didn't have time to mess around. The clock was ticking!

breaded chicken flour

I had a lot of fun with the food processor, chopping up those Chex into little bits with the Panko bread crumbs. Though it wasn't corn flakes, I felt it turned out OK. Corn flakes might have tasted sweeter, and less crunchy than the wheat Chex which were pretty darn hard after baking in the oven.

breaded chicken chex panko

Dip the chicken in egg, then cover with the breading mix.

coated chicken breading

Those chicken tenders look pretty tasty, and they aren't even cooked yet! One thing I forgot was that I cut the chicken sideways, making them much thinner. I cooked them for the recommended time, but the breasts turned out pretty dry. Less time in the oven next time, and I could cut down on total cook time this way next time around.

breaded chicken ready to bake

Still looking tasty, but  the edges burned a little. again, should have done about 5-10 minutes less, or moved the pan around to a lower tray.

breaded chicken finished baking

I also made another mistake of cooking the glaze too long. Though it certainly did make it thick (which I was going for), there wasn't enough to go around for all chicken strips. Also, the thickness made it hard to cover all the breaded chicken without tearing off the breaded coating.

Sweet and Spicy Baked Orange Chicken Tenders Final closeup

Still, the recipe turned out delicious and made perfect leftovers. This same sauce would be great for a stir fry with orange chicken, or even pork!

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