Orange Chicken

This past Wednesday for our mutual activity, the Young Women made Orange Chicken together. I found the recipe on Sparkrecipes. It's healthy, easy, and delicious. It did take longer than I'd expected, but I mostly chalk that up too many cooks in the kitchen (especially inexperienced cooks).

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp orange zest
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1/4 to 1 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1/2" pieces
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In a small bowl combine orange juice, soy sauce, honey, sugar, orange zest, ginger, cornstarch and pepper flakes. Set aside.

Heat olive oil over med high heat, add garlic cook 30 seconds. Add chicken, sprinkle with salt & pepper, cook for 4-5 min or until no longer pink in center.

Add juice mix. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly, about 1 min.

Serve over rice.