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    Home » Recipes » Chicken

    Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe

    Updated: Mar 20, 2024 · by Tonia Larson

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    This Grilled Orange Chicken recipe has a delicious orange flavor! It can be served over rice or leave the orange chicken on the skewers to serve as kabobs.

    Grilled Orange Chicken

    When I was a kid, the only Chinese foods I knew were Chicken Chow Mein, fried rice and fortune cookies. I have countless memories of eating chicken chow mein with my parents and grandparents. They usually picked up from a local Chinese restaurant after church, on the way to one of our houses. The chicken came in a takeout container with cooked celery and sauce. The other containers held white rice, crispy noodles and cashews.

    When I was very young, I would only eat rice and crispy noodles with soy sauce on them. Eventually, I came to love the whole combination of chicken chow mein. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I finally tried some other Asian chicken dishes like lemon chicken, sesame chicken and orange chicken. Last year, I shared a 30 Minute Skillet Recipe for Orange Chicken that my family loves. Now that summer is in full swing and cooking on the grill is where it’s at, I decided to make Grilled Orange Chicken and I am excited to share the recipe with you today.

    Orange Chicken Marinade

    First cut three boneless, skinless chicken breast into pieces. Make the orange chicken marinade by mixing together orange juice concentrate, soy sauce and olive oil. Add the chicken pieces and marinate for 20 minutes.

    Grilled Orange Chicken Kabobs

    Put the pieces of chicken on skewers. Dip a paper towel in olive oil and use tongs to lightly brush the oil over the grill grates. Grill the orange chicken kabobs over medium heat, for 6-8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.

    Orange Chicken Sauce

    To make the orange chicken sauce, whisk together orange juice concentrate, barbecue sauce, olive oil and corn starch until smooth. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until thickened.

    Grilled Orange Chicken Kabobs

    You can brush the orange chicken sauce on the grilled orange chicken skewers and serve them as kabobs, I wanted to have my grilled orange chicken on rice, so I removed all of the chicken from the skewers.

    Grilled Orange Chicken with green onions

    Pour the sauce over the grilled orange chicken pieces and stir to coat. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.

    Grilled Orange Chicken on rice

    Serve over rice, noodles, quinoa or even cauliflower rice! This grilled orange chicken has a fantastic orange flavor from the juice concentrate and it is super easy to make for a weeknight dinner.

    Grilled orange chicken on rice.

    Grilled Orange Chicken Recipe

    This Grilled Orange Chicken recipe has a delicious orange flavor! It can be served over rice or leave the orange chicken on the skewers to serve as kabobs.
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 38 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
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    Ingredients

    • 1.25 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    • 2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
    • 1 tablespoon sliced green onions

    Marinade:

    • ¼ cup pulp free frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • ¼ cup olive oil

    Orange Sauce:

    • ¾ cup pulp free frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
    • 3 tablespoon spicy barbecue sauce
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

    Instructions

    • First cut the boneless, skinless chicken breast into pieces.
    • Make the orange chicken marinade by mixing together pulp free orange juice concentrate, soy sauce and olive oil. Add the chicken pieces and marinate for 20 minutes.
    • Put the pieces of chicken on skewers.
    • Dip a paper towel in olive oil and use tongs to lightly brush the oil over the grill grates. Grill the orange chicken kabobs over medium heat, for 6-8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
    • To make the orange chicken sauce, whisk together pulp free orange juice concentrate, barbecue sauce, olive oil and corn starch until smooth. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until thickened.
    • Brush the orange chicken sauce on the grilled orange chicken skewers and serve them as kabobs.
    • Or remove all of the chicken from the skewers and place it in a dish. Pour the sauce over the grilled orange chicken pieces and stir to coat.
    • Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/4 | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1079mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: American
    Author: Tonia Larson

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    About Tonia Larson

    Hi! I’m Tonia, the owner and recipe creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for 14+ years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home.

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    1. Craig says

      July 16, 2021 at 7:59 am

      The marinade resulted in very good texture and the sauce/seeds/green onions made the presentation look great!
      Very “organgy” – it is Orange Chicken after all, but it seems too sweet. I wonder if some cider or similar addition would cut down on the sweetness. Also, the marinade and sauce would have been enough for 3 pounds of chicken.
      Thanks for a good recipe!

      Reply
    2. Ted says

      June 2, 2017 at 3:21 am

      I love Chickens and grill. I will try to make this for weekend

      Reply
    3. Jason Brown says

      February 24, 2017 at 7:19 pm

      I was looking for marinades that I could use before freezing and one off the results was coupons.com. The source link landed me here. Neat.

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        February 25, 2017 at 9:30 am

        How cool is that?! I’ll take the traffic from whatever source! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Tonia says

      July 20, 2015 at 2:31 pm

      LOL! I think I did too when I first got married!

      Reply
    5. Stephanie @ PlainChicken says

      July 16, 2015 at 5:13 pm

      Looks delicious!! I’m always looking for new grilled chicken recipes. Can’t wait to try!

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      • Tonia says

        July 20, 2015 at 2:27 pm

        Thank you Stephanie!

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    6. WANDA LE BEAU says

      July 16, 2015 at 4:16 pm

      THIS IS FOR DINNER TONIGHT. I HAVE EVERY THING IN THE FRIG.
      THANK YOU SO MUCH

      Reply
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