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Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep

By Rachael | Updated on August 6, 2020

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Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep: A fun twist on classic orange chicken, prepped ahead for easy lunches all week. This is one flavorful meal prep.

Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep

Meal Prep

If you haven’t guessed it by now, chances are you haven’t been following along for long. I LOVE meal prep! It just makes my life so much easier.

There are a lot of reasons for meal prepping:

  • Meal prep for body building
  • Clean eating meal prep
  • Make ahead lunches meal prep
  • Meal prep for weight loss
  • Meal prep for travel

I am not really one to meal prep for body building or weight loss, though both are admiral reasons. I simply love making life easier. That is what I am all about, eazy peazy. When I take the time to prep some lunches ahead, my days go smoother, my husband has food for his travels, and I spend a lot less time in the drive through.

No matter your reason, you need to make these tasty Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep bowls. They offer awesome flavor, are easy to make, and keep for about a week in the fridge.

Meal prep chicken- easy make ahead lunches for ginger orange chicken meal prep

Glass Meal Prep Containers

Before we talk any more about this amazing ginger orange chicken (serious flavor), let’s talk about these containers. I always get asked about my containers, and I have a few I love, like these plastic ones for prep ahead breakfasts!

They are glass, divided containers, that come with an easy snap on plastic lid. I ordered them on Amazon. You can find them here. Glass Containers This brand offers a three compartment divided set, and a two compartment set like shown above. I have both, and love them both. The 3 compartment set comes with silverware in the lid, which is extra nice for my husband who travels for work, as it means he has everything he needs with him.

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Here are a few things I like about these containers:

  • Great size.
  • Easy snap on lid.
  • Eco friendly.
  • Dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe.

Meal prep containers, ginger orange chicken meal prep

Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep Recipe

Ok, let’s now talk about this delicious recipe for ginger orange chicken. The sauce is super flavorful, and since the chicken isn’t breaded or fried, it is a pretty awesome recipe.

It is a great make ahead option, however, I do suggest if making it ahead instead of eating it right away, that you use chicken thigh meat instead of chicken breasts, as they will stay more moist when reheated. Either way you are going to love this Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep recipe.

Tricks for better Ginger Orange Chicken Sauce:

  • Fresh ginger or ginger paste, not ground ginger. To get that rich ginger flavor, you want to make sure you use either fresh ginger root, or a ginger paste. Dried is not as good.
  • Fresh orange zest: zest right over the pan so you get all those delicious oils.
  • Cook down. You can use corn starch to thicken this recipe, but instead, might I suggest just cooking it down a bunch before you add the chicken. It will reduce as it cooks, and thicken to that nice sticky ginger orange sauce you love.
  • Keep an eye on things…I am notorious for burning this one because I forget about it while it reduces, so keep an eye on things.

Other great Meal Prep Recipes:

  • Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
  • Italian Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
  • Salsa Verde Taco Meal Prep Bowls
  • Easy Pork Carnitas Meal Prep Bowls
GInger Orange Chicken meal prep is a great make ahead lunch option

Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep

Ginger Orange Chicken Meal Prep is a great make ahead lunch option, full of delicious flavor!
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Course: Chicken
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: meal prep, orange chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 593kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs Chicken thighs or chicken breast
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 Tbs olive oil

Sauce

  • 1 ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbs rice wine/mirin
  • 2 Tbs white vinegar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 Tbs orange zest
  • 2 tsp garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 Tbs freshly grated ginger
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbs corn starch optional

Garnish

  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Slice chicken into strips
  • Salt and pepper chicken
  • Put 1 Tbs olive oil in a large skillet, and heat over medium-high heat, add chicken to the pan and sear it on each side. Then remove from the pan. It won't be cooked through, that is okay.
  • Add all the sauce ingredients to the pan, except the corn starch, and whisk it all together.
  • Cook the sauce over medium high heat for 6-7 minutes until it starts to thicken, add corn starch if needed to help thicken, otherwise, leave it out.
  • Add chicken back in, and let it cook through. Sauce should continue to thicken while chicken cooks, another 5-6 minutes, and should be fully thickened by the time the chicken is cooked through.
  • Serve over rice, with a fresh veggie (broccoli, sugar snap peas, etc.) and garnish with sesame seeds.

Notes

Keeps for about a week in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 593kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 1289mg | Potassium: 597mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 44.1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1.8mg

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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  1. Amy says

    September 29, 2017 at 5:26 pm

    Is there a substitute for the rice wine?
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    • Rachael says

      October 1, 2017 at 5:58 pm

      Mirin is another name for it, you can just leave it out if you can't find it. I usually get it at Walmart in the Asian food aisle or my local grocery store.
      Reply
  2. Dean says

    July 6, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Did you use lite soy sauce,by chance?
    Reply
    • Rachael says

      July 7, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      I did not. But you could
      Reply

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