Saturday, November 14, 2009

orange chicken- good stuff !

so this was dinner !


I used one serving of chickenless chicken nuggets- since i had not defrosted the chicken breast in time, which next time i am sure will be even better !

the orange glaze
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar (in a pinch you can sub 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar)
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp grated orange zest, or 1 tsp orange extract
1 cup tightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp freshly minces ginger root (or 1/4 tsp powdered)
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes/or cayenne pepper
3 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water

serve mixed with chicken! 83 cals per serving, serves 12
w/ 1/2 c brown rice
1 c green beans
total meal was : only 423 yummy calories

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