Vegan Orange Chicken
Vegan Orange Chicken is a delicious plant based dinner made with chickpeas! Gluten free, healthy, delicious and done in 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 362kcal
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz canned chickpeas rinsed + drained
- 4 cups steamed broccoli or green beans
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger***
- 1/2 tablespoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Whisk together the sauce mixture.
- Heat a large saute pan, and pour the sauce mixture into pan. Bring the sauce mixture to a boil for 15-20 minutes, stirring every minute or so until it starts to thicken. (You will know it has thickened when you scrape the pan and it pulls away from the pan)
- When the sauce thickens, add the rinsed + drained chickpeas into the pot. Stir to coat the chickpeas.
- Serve over steamed broccoli or green beans or rice/quinoa.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds + enjoy!
- *** If substituting ground ginger for fresh ginger, cut the amount to 1/2 teaspoon
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup chickpeas covered in sauce with 1 cup vegetables | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 380mg | Potassium: 918mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 847IU | Vitamin C: 146mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 4mg
