We have had a great summer here so far in North Carolina. We recently returned from Myrtle Beach and had a blast. My hubby’s company makes the summer a lot of fun while we are here. I return home to Utah in two weeks! This time here has flown by. Then it is time to get the kids ready for school. And my youngest will be starting kindergarten. I am getting excited for school to start, and to have normal bedtimes around here! And geez! They are going to eat us out of house and home soon! 🙂

With how hectic the summer time can get, I use my slow cooker just as much as I do in the winter. This delicious meal for example took 5 minutes to throw into the crockpot! Thats it! I was able to run some errands, take my boys swimming, and then we came home to an amazing meal! The sauce was thick and glazed the chicken perfectly with a hint of orange in it. The chicken was so tender it just fell apart and it was perfect served over some rice!

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Sesame Orange Chicken

By: Alyssa Rivers

Delicious sesame orange chicken makes a fast and easy meal!

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 4 pounds chicken thighs, boneless skinless
• ▢ ⅔ cup honey barbecue sauce
• ▢ ⅔ cup orange marmalade
• ▢ ½ cup orange juice
• ▢ ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• ▢ ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
• ▢ 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted

Instructions 

• Place the flour and chicken into a gallon-sized sealable bag, and shake to coat.
• Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray and place the flour-coated chicken in the bottom.
• In a large bowl whisk together the barbecue sauce, marmalade, orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, and pepper flakes.
• Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours until the chicken is cooked through.
• Sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 656kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 39gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 222mgSodium: 725mgPotassium: 613mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 315IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian American

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