Asian Recipe ❘ Orange Chicken with Asparagus

Great quick recipe for busy week nights.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 cups chopped asparagus
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 1 cup cooked brown rice

Cooking Directions

1. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken, garlic, and red pepper flakes until chicken is no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Add asparagus and cook until bright green and starting to become tender, about 3 more minutes.
2. Whisk soy sauce, honey, orange juice, and orange zest together in a small bowl; pour over chicken. Cook and stir until sauce coats chicken and asparagus, about 1 more minute. Serve over cooked brown rice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories585.7
• carbohydrateContent51.2 g
• cholesterolContent117 mg
• fatContent19.7 g
• fiberContent9.6 g
• proteinContent53.6 g
• saturatedFatContent3.4 g
• sodiumContent401.9 mg
• sugarContent19.1 g