20-Min Orange Chicken & Rice
Chicken breast coated in a bright orange-marmalade glaze with a smoky BBQ backbone, served over steamed white rice. Ready in 20 minutes with just three ingredients plus rice.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 32g

Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless
- ½ cup orange marmalade
- ¼ cup bbq sauce
- 1.5 cup white rice, uncooked
Instructions
- 1
Start rice in a separate pot with 3 cups water and salt; bring to a boil.
- 2
Slice chicken breasts in half lengthwise to create thinner cutlets.
- 3
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until it shimmers, about 1 minute.
- 4
Sear chicken 3 minutes per side without moving until golden, then remove.
- 5
Whisk marmalade and BBQ sauce in the same skillet, then return chicken and coat thoroughly.
- 6
Simmer together 2 minutes until sauce thickens and clings to the chicken.
- 7
Serve chicken and glaze over the cooked white rice.
Tools you’ll need
- large skillet
- medium pot
- whisk
- knife and cutting board
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