This delicious and tangy orange chicken is made right in your slow cooker and is better than takeout. It’s coated in an irresistible sauce that will keep your family asking for this at least once a week!

If you love delicious homemade food that actually tastes better than takeout. You should make this into a meal and add in some sides like this Easy Fried Rice, these delicious Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and these Air Fryer Cream Cheese Wontons!

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Recipe

Orange chicken is one of my family’s all-time favorite foods. It has just the right blend of flavors that combine tangy and sweet. And if you want to really make this the best, then you cook it in the slow cooker! This gives the chicken a change to really absorb the flavors making it taste so delicious when you are ready to eat it at dinner time! It tastes like its from a restaurant!

This crockpot orange chicken recipe is so easy and delicious, and it only takes about 15 minutes of prep time. Then you can pop it in your slow cooker and let it cook all day, and you will have an insanely delicious meal to eat at the end of the day! We love eating it with some delicious fried rice or some chow mein! It’s a recipe that will become a staple, and you will definitely want it on your regular dinner rotation!

Ingredients in Orange Chicken

This slow cooker orange chicken is simple to make. You will love the flavor combination and the orange marmalade really brings out that citrusy flavor that we all know and love! Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for all of the exact measurements.

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts: Cut these into cubes that are similar in size so that they cook evenly.  
• Cornstarch: This helps to coat the chicken so that you end up with that deliciously crispy outside.
• Vegetable Oil: The oil is what you will cook the chicken in before placing it in the crockpot.
• Rice Wine Vinegar: This adds a tangy flavor to the sauce.
• Soy Sauce: This adds a delicious salty flavor that goes well with the other ingredients.
• Sesame Oil: Sesame oile brings in that traditional Asian flavor. If you don’t have any on hand, you can use olive oil instead. It will just have less flavor in the dish!
• Sweet Orange Marmalade: In order to get that classic orange chicken flavor, this marmalade is a must!
• Brown Sugar: This adds a sweetness to the dish and brings all of the flavors together.
• Salt and Pepper: These will enhance all of the ingredients in the orange chicken!

How to Make Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

This recipe is a breeze to make, only uses a few simple ingredients, and is insanely delicious! I love how tender the chicken is on the inside. It’s cooked to perfection with a crispy outside edge that is drenched in the sauce!

1. Make Sauce: In a small bowl, mix the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, marmalade, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
2. Coat and Brown the Chicken: In a ziplock bag, add the cornstarch and chicken. Shake to coat. Pour vegetable oil into the skillet and brown the sides of the covered chicken. The chicken doesn’t need to be fully cooked. It will finish cooking in the slow cooker.
3. Add Chicken and Sauce to Crockpot: After the chicken is done cooking, add it to the crock pot. Then cover the chicken with the sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.
4. Cook: Cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours.

More Asian Chicken Recipes

If you loved this orange chicken then you have got to try a few more of my Asian chicken recipes! There are so many varieties that have delicious sauces, crispy outsides and go with yummy fried rice!

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Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

This delicious and tangy orange chicken is made right in your slow cooker and is better than takeout. It's coated in an irresistible sauce that will keep your family asking for this at least once a week! 

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian American, Chinese

Keyword baked orange chicken, slow cooker orange chicken

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 360kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts (cut into cubes)
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3/4 cup orange marmalade
• 3 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pinch of pepper

Instructions

• In a bowl, mix the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, marmalade, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• In a ziplock bag, add the cornstarch and chicken. Shake to coat. Pour vegetable oil into the skillet and brown the sides of the covered chicken. The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it is going in the crockpot.
• After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crockpot. Then cover the chicken with the sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.
• Cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours.

Notes

Originally Posted on October 30, 2012Updated on September 14, 2022

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 884mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg