This easy orange chicken recipe is made in an air fryer and tossed in a homemade sauce. It is a great recipe for an Asian inspired homemade family meal!
Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees for 5 minutes.
Add the chicken to a bowl and sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Drizzle with oil and stir well to coat the chicken.
Place the chicken in the air fryer basket in an even layer. Cook chicken at 380 degrees for 10 minutes, shaking the basket or stirring the chicken halfway through cooking.
While chicken is cooking, in a medium saucepan, prepare the sauce. Add the juice, zest, brown sugar, honey, vinegar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and ginger and whisk well to combine.
Bring the sauce to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for about 3-5 minutes, while stirring, and then remove from heat.
Add the cornstarch to a small bowl with 2 tablespoons of water and whisk to combine. Add the cornstarch slurry to the sauce and whisk well.
Continue cooking the sauce until it has thickened to your liking.
Toss chicken into the orange sauce and serve.
Garnish with chopped green onions or sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
We prefer white meat, but you could also use chicken thighs in this recipe.Rice vinegar is the traditional option here, but white distilled vinegar also works fine. You may add more cornstarch for a thicker sauce or thin the sauce back out with orange juice.