Copy Cat Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe

Have you tried the Orange Chicken at Panda Express? If not, you are truly missing out on a delicious chicken dish! I like to eat out sometimes but it always seems like a big ordeal to get 5 people ready and out the door for dinner on the town. As much as I like Orange Chicken from Panda Express, I like this homemade Orange Chicken Recipe better! I’m going to be honest, this dish is a little more involved than most of the recipes on our site. But it’s totally worth it in my opinion. We hardly ever have leftovers and I’ve learned to double the recipe so that we can have leftovers for lunch the next day.

Panda Express Copycat Orange Chicken at Home

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Copy Cat Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe

Yield: 4-6

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 pound chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1-2 cups cornstarch
• 2 eggs
• Oil for frying

For the sauce:

• Juice of 1 large orange
• 1/4 tsp. orange zest
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Sugar
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. Sriracha sauce (asian chili sauce... can substitute with another hot sauce if you can't find any)
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 2 tsp. corn starch

Instructions

2. Heat oil in a frying pan to about 375 degrees... {make sure there is enough oil to cover the chicken.}
3. Whisk eggs in a bowl until they are mixed thoroughly.
4. In another bowl put 1 cup of the cornstarch (you can add more later if you need it).
5. Dip the chicken first in the egg then coat it with the cornstarch. Repeat until you have the desired amount to fry. Fry all the chicken and place into a 200 degree oven to keep warm.
6. Meanwhile Make the Sauce: Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small pot (making sure that the cornstarch is dissolved before cooking and heat on medium heat until the sauce thickens.
7. Place fried chicken in a large sized bowl and pour the sauce on top... mix until chicken is coated. Serve immediately.

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Ingredients

• 1 pound chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1-2 cups cornstarch
• 2 eggs
• Oil for frying
• For the sauce:
• Juice of 1 large orange
• 1/4 tsp. orange zest
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Sugar
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. Sriracha sauce (asian chili sauce… can substitute with another hot sauce if you can’t find any)
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 2 tsp. corn starch

Directions:

• Heat oil in a frying pan to about 375 degrees… {make sure there is enough oil to cover the chicken.}
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until they are mixed thoroughly.
• In another bowl put 1 cup of the cornstarch (you can add more later if you need it).
• Dip the chicken first in the egg then coat it with the cornstarch. Repeat until you have the desired amount to fry. Fry all the chicken and place into a 200 degree oven to keep warm.
• Meanwhile Make the Sauce: Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small pot (making sure that the cornstarch is dissolved before cooking and heat on medium heat until the sauce thickens.
• Place fried chicken in a large sized bowl and pour the sauce on top… mix until chicken is coated. Serve immediately.

If you enjoyed this Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe, make sure to try our Copycat Hooters Fried Pickles Recipe! It’s one of my favorites!