This Easy Air Fry Skinny Orange Chicken (Panda Express Copycat) makes for a quick dinner and tastes better than takeout! You’ll love how easy this recipe is for your weekly dinner rotation! Made with just 5 ingredients and packed with 28 grams of protein per serving!

Makes 5 servings

My oldest dagger is obsessed with Panda Express orange chicken-she could literally eat it everyday of her life- which is why I decided to make a copycat version using lightly breaded chicken nuggets from the local grocery store! It’s more cost-effective, has less sugar, less points, less calories, air fried-instead of in oil, and tastes amazing! Seriously, this is the easiest recipe for orange chicken and it tastes like my daughters favorite Chinese takeout — Panda Express — it’s quick, easy, and the whole family will love it!

What ingredients do I need to make this Easy Air Fryer Skinny Orange Chicken(Panda Express Copycat)?

• Frozen Chicken Breast Nuggets- I like to use Just Bare lightly breaded chicken nuggets.
• Sugar free orange marmalade– I like to use Great Value from Walmart or Smucker’s sugar free orange marmalade
• Sugar free bbq sauce– I like to use Sweet Baby Rays no sugar added original BBQ sauce or G Hughes
• Reduced sodium soy sauce– I like to use reduced sodium to keep the sodium levels down and less salty.
• Light orange juice– you can use fresh orange juice or from a bottle “light orange juice”

How do I make this Easy Air Fryer Skinny Orange Chicken?

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees: 

Add frozen chicken nuggets to the air fryer basket, in a single layer. Spray the tops of the chicken nuggets with non stick cooking spray.

Cook for 18-20 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through the cook time and spraying the tops of the chicken nuggets again with non stick cooking spray.

In a microwave safe medium size bowl combine the orange marmalade, sugar free bbq sauce, soy sauce, and orange juice. Stir to combine. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute. 

Drizzle the sauce mixture over the cooked chicken.

Toss to coat.

Garnish with sliced green scallions or orange slices.

Serve warm with rice and/or sautéed vegetables, if desired.

Ingredients: 

• 1.5 lbs. frozen chicken breast nuggets, such as lightly breaded Just Bare chicken nuggets
• 3/4 cup sugar free orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup sugar free bbq sauce
• 2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp light orange juice

Directions: 

1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees: 
2. Add frozen chicken nuggets to the air fryer basket, in a single layer. Spray the tops of the chicken nuggets with non stick cooking spray.
3. Cook for 18-20 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through the cook time and spraying the tops of the chicken nuggets again with non stick cooking spray.
4. In a microwave safe medium size bowl combine the orange marmalade, sugar free bbq sauce, soy sauce, and orange juice. Stir to combine. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute. 
5. Drizzle the sauce mixture over the cooked chicken. Toss to coat.
6. Garnish with sliced green scallions or orange slices. Serve warm with rice and/or sautéed vegetables , if desired.
   

Makes 5 (4.5 oz. or about 1 cup) servings 

9 WW Points® per serving

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