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Easy Paleo Crock Pot Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

This easy Crock Pot slow cooker orange chicken recipe (with orange marmalade!) is sweet without refined sugar. Just 5 minutes prep for paleo orange chicken that makes a healthy meal.

Instructions

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author Maya Krampf from WickedSpatula.com

Ingredients

Easy Orange Chicken

  • 8 medium Boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 3/4 cup Orange marmalade (no sugar added)
  • 3/4 cup Orange juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon Sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons Coconut aminos
  • 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 1 1/2 1-inch piece Fresh ginger (grated)
  • 3/4 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon Tapioca flour
  • Sesame seeds (for topping)
  • Green onions (for topping)

Cauliflower Rice

  • 1 1/2 large head Cauliflower
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Easy Orange Chicken

  1. Place chicken thighs in slow cooker and turn to low.
  2. Whisk together the marmalade, orange juice, sesame oil, coconut aminos, minced garlic, ginger, and the red pepper flakes.
  3. Pour sauce over chicken, cover and let cook for 5 hours on low.
  4. Remove chicken from slow cooker and transfer liquid to a small pot over medium high heat.

  5. Whisk in the tablespoon of tapioca flour or arrowroot powder until the sauce becomes thick, about 1 minute.

  6. Place chicken on bed of cauliflower rice and spoon sauce over chicken.
  7. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.

Cauliflower Rice

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

  2. Cut cauliflower into smaller chunks and place in food processor. Blend in pulses until riced. It will be finely minced.
  3. Spread cauliflower onto a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.

  4. Bake for 20 minutes flipping once halfway through.

Recipe Notes

Serving Size: 2 chicken thighs + sauce

Nutrition Information Per Serving

Calories: 560 | Fat: 15g | Total Carbs: 56g | Net Carbs: 50g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 39g | Protein: 50g

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database. Net carb count excludes both fiber and sugar alcohols (though the latter are rarely seen on this site), because these do not affect blood sugar in most people. We try to be accurate, but feel free to make your own calculations.

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