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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Cooking Thursday

Bob and I like Chinese Food and our favorite is Orange Chicken. I saw this easy recipe to make it at home in the air fryer and knew I had to try it. It was so easy and really did turn out good. It's supposed to have green onions on top, but I didn't have any and instead sprinkled sesame seeds on it. If you like Orange Chicken, you need to give this one a try.



Orange Chicken

Chicken nuggets from the freezer section (do however many you want)
1 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
green onions, sliced
rice, cooked

Cook chicken nuggets in air fryer as directed on package.  (You could also do them in the oven).
While nuggets are cooking, stir the marmalade, BBQ sauce and soy sauce together and heat.
Stir nuggets into sauce mix.
Serve over hot rice and garnish with green onions.

30 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Thank you for sharing this recipe, dear Mari.

Jenny the Pirate said...

Oh my word whaaaaaat? I live for orange chicken! And General Tso's!!!!! Dagny and I love to go to the "hot bar" at the supermarket and get hot rice and then a bunch of orange chicken and sesame chicken and General Tso's chicken and then just PIG OUT hahahahaa! We have not done that in a while. But homemade orange chicken, made with marmalade? YES PLEASE!!!! Thanks, Mari! xoxo 🍚🥢🍊🐓🏴‍☠️

Debbie said...

This looks delicious!!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Danny made orange chicken when the family was here, Mari. It was such a hit! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Lori said...

That does sound good.

Prims By The Water said...

What an easy chicken meal. We love Orange Chicken. Will be making this soon. TFS Janice

Terri D said...

I have orange chicken in the fridge right now! This sounds so easy and so yummy! Thanks, Mari!! I love that you always have tried the recipe before sharing it!!

Kim Carberry said...

I am adding this to the list of recipes that I want to try. It sounds so good and it's something that my family would really enjoy. Thank you for sharing!

Changes in the wind said...

This is my kind of recipe...easy!!! Will give it a try.

The Happy Whisk said...

Orange marmalade and BBQ sauce. Excellent. Thank you.

Suemn said...

I never thought about how to make orange chicken. Thanks so much for the recipe! I'll have to try it.

Kim said...

I've never made Chinese food at home. This looks like a great recipe to start with...thanks!

🌺 Debby/From My Shasta Home said...

We love orange chicken. This is so easy and a definite keeper. Thanks, Mari.

Catherine said...

Orange with chicken sounds good I like sweet and salty dishes.

Deb J. in Utah said...

Hi Mari! I will definitely be making this! We love orange chicken, but I have never made it at home. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Have a great day!

photowannabe said...

I'm right there along with everyone else. I love orange chicken and this recipe is just my speed ... quick and easy.
I do need to get some marmalade and then we will be in business !!
Sue

Joyful in His Presence said...

We have an Asian buffet not far from us and we always make a point to get Orange Chicken when we are there. Thank you for sharing the recipe. Yours looks delicious.

Ginny Hartzler said...

It is really pretty, too!

Chris said...

This sounds delicious, so might give it a try..

Melanie said...

Oh my, that looks good! I love orange chicken. I'm wondering how I could make with less sugar. And it all sounds so easy!

Mari said...

I wonder if you could find low sugar marmalade and BBQ sauce?

Lowcarb team member said...

Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Enjoy the remainder of your Thursday.

All the best Jan

HappyK said...

Thanks for the recipe.

Pamela M. Steiner said...

That sounds like a good and simple recipe (except I don't have an air fryer and it's too hot to use the oven. Maybe I need to get one of those new fangled things after all). It sure looks good! I think I like the sesame seeds on top better than the onions!

Nicole Orriëns said...

This, I think I can do too! Thank you so much for this lovely recipe Mari.

carrie@northwoods scrapbook said...

Ooohhh this looks like a keeper! I LOVE orange chicken. And maybe do low sugar jam & bbq and have on cauliflower rice for a bit healthier. Thanks for sharing Love! 😋

Chrissy T said...

Yummo! I love orange chicken.

Veronica Lee said...

Wow Mari, can you believe I’m Chinese and I’ve never actually cooked orange chicken myself?
I usually just order it when we go out.
Your recipe makes it look so simple though--using nuggets and marmalade is such a clever shortcut.

Jean said...

Hmmmm. I'll have to think about this. Surely is a whole lot easier and less time-consuming than the way I make orange chicken!

Mary M said...

That looks good. My cheat recipe for orange chicken is mixing orange marmalade and jarred hoisin sauce.