Easy Baked Ginger Chicken Recipe
I love sheet pan recipes because easy, tasty, flavorful meals that are ready in 20 minutes are where it’s at. The chicken is tender, juicy, and infused with lovely orange ginger flavor from orange zest, orange juice, and plenty of ginger. Additionally, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, and fish sauce add unami flavor. It’s also a healthy dinner. Bonus points for skinny recipes with lean protein, lots of veggies in the colors of the rainbow, that taste awesome, and that are naturally gluten-free! I used broccoli, sugar snap peas, carrots, red onions, and garnished with orange slices and cilantro. The vegetables are perfectly crisp-tender which is how I like my veggies. Because the recipe is made on a sheet pan, cleanup is as easy as tossing away a sheet of foil. The less dishes I have to do on busy weeknights, the happier I am. These family-friendly weeknight dinners that I can whip up in 15 minutes after late sports practices and lots of homework for my daughter, and after a full day of baking in the kitchen, fast and easy dinners that are not fussy but that satisfy us both are what works. My daughter even said, “Mom what did you put on this chicken? It has SO much flavor!” <— Success for me right there.
What’s in Orange Ginger Chicken?
To make the orange ginger soy chicken recipe, you’ll need:
Chicken breasts Broccoli florets Sugar snap peas Carrot slices Red onion Olive oil Soy sauce (use certified gluten-free, if needed) Chili garlic sauce Fish sauce (use certified gluten-free, if needed) Orange juice and zest Ground ginger
How to Make Orange Ginger Chicken
Line a sheet pan with foil, then add diced chicken and prepared vegetables. You can line them up in neat rows like I did, or dump everything onto the pan. Whisk together the ginger sauce for the chicken and veggies, then drizzle over top. Bake at 400F until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are crisp-tender.
Can I Use Frozen Vegetables?
No, I recommend using fresh veggies for best results. Although you technically can roast frozen veggies, they always have a weird texture when I roast them. Fresh is best here!
Can I Substitute the Fish Sauce?
If you don’t have fish sauce on hand, you can add a little more soy sauce to the marinade. Note that soy sauce is thinner than fish sauce, so you may wind up with excess liquid on the sheet pan. No big deal!
Tips for Making Orange Ginger Soy Chicken
If you want this the dish to be spicier, add more chili garlic sauce or sprinkle some chili flakes over the top. You can switch up the vegetables and mix and match based on what your family enjoys or with what you have on hand. Try bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, or go with pineapple like I did in this teriyaki sheet pan dinner. When lining up the veggies on the sheet pan, the rows don’t have to be perfect. Or, you can certainly dump everything on the sheet pan in any state of arrangement you like; I simply was going for more precision, uniformity, and color blocking.
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