This golden Cilantro Orange Chicken is so flavorful, crisped to golden brown perfection, and just very finger-licking good! Served with rice, beans, and a quick homemade pineapple salsa.
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Five stars from all four of us, including the 2- and 4-year-old. We made them on the grill and used extra marinade as dressing for our black bean salad. Will make again!
Caitlin
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In This Post: Everything You Need For Cilantro Orange Chicken
- Watch how to make this
- Skewers aren’t necessary, but definitely fun
- Don’t like cilantro? You have options
- No marinating necessary here!
- Grill it up to level up
- Yes, you can make this vegetarian!
- More delicious chicken and rice recipes
JUICINESS alert! This golden Cilantro Orange Chicken is so flavorful, crisped to golden brown perfection, and just very finger-licking good. You’re going to need some napkins.
When I’m being normal, I usually serve it with rice, beans, and quick homemade pineapple salsa – which all just works together so well, you know? It has a Cuban feel to it: a mojo-like sauce with rice and beans and some tropical fruit on the plate for good measure. Yum. Yum yum yum.
But the beautiful thing is that if you don’t have time or patience for the extras, or you’re your most hungry and desperate self, the chicken can very much stand on its own.
It’s rare for me to really love a “plain chicken” recipe, but this chicken is eat-directly-off-the-pan delicious. Just brush that burnished chicken with some extra sauce straight out of the oven, pass me a couple skewers, and I am done. It’s all I need! Just a snack-turned-dinner standing over the stove.
