Crockpot Orange Chicken
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This Crockpot Orange Chicken is easy to make and tastes so much better than take-out! No breading, no frying, and just a few simple ingredients and you’ve got a delicious batch of Orange Chicken that will satisfy the whole family!
If you love better than take out recipes you can make at home, you’ll love these other favorites, like Beef and Broccoli and Egg Fried Rice.
Crockpot Orange Chicken Recipe
Orange Chicken is definitely a contender when it comes to everyone’s favorite Chinese take-out. Everyone in my family loves it – it’s probably the one take-out food that we can all agree on. A little tangy, a little spicy and a little sweet, Orange Chicken is super crave-worthy and all around delicious!
My crockpot Orange Chicken combines the flavors you love with a healthier way to cook it – no breading and no frying!
Why you’ll love Crockpot Orange Chicken
- It’s healthier than take-out.
- It’s super easy to make right in your slow cooker.
- Just add a side of rice for a complete meal!
How to Make Crockpot Orange Chicken
To make this Orange Chicken in your slow cooker:
- Dice up the chicken into 1-inch chunks and season with salt and pepper.
- Add some onions and bell peppers if you like, and cook it all together for about an hour and a half on high or 3 hours on low. The chicken and veggies put out a lot of liquid, so you’ll need to drain that before adding the sauce. I recommend removing the meat and veggies from the crockpot and just pouring the juice out. You can also keep the juices for making soup another time!
- To make the sauce, combine spicy barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and cornstarch. Whisk the sauce together until it’s nice and smooth. For a spicier sauce, add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes.
- Pour the sauce into the slow cooker and return the chicken and veggies. Stir it all up so the chicken is completely coated in sauce, then cover and cook on low for about an hour. The sauce should thicken, but if you want it a bit thicker, spoon some of the sauce into a small dish and mix with some more cornstarch, then add it back to the crockpot. Stir and let it stand for ten minutes. You can repeat this until your sauce is a thickness you like.
We love our crockpot orange chicken served on a bed of sticky white rice and garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.
For more delicious Asian take-out inspired recipes, try these:
- Honey Lemon Chicken & Green Beans
- Shrimp Fried Rice
- Asian Salad with Peanut Dressing
- Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl
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Crockpot Orange Chicken
This Crockpot Orange Chicken is easy to make and tastes so much better than take-out! No breading, no frying, and just a few simple ingredients and you've got a delicious batch of Orange Chicken that will satisfy the whole family!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 40 mins
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 small onion
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup spicy barbecue sauce
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and place into the slow cooker.
- Removes seeds and membranes from bell peppers and cut into bite-sized pieces. Cut onion into bite-sized pieces.
- Add the chicken, vegetables and ½ teaspoon of salt to the slow cooker and cook on low for 2 ½ hours or on high for 1 ½ hours. Drain juices.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, soy sauce, ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic and cornstarch until smooth. Pour the sauce over the chicken in the slow cooker and stir to coat well. Cover and cook on low for 1 more hour.
- Sauce will seem thin, but will thicken as it stands.
- Serve hot over a bed of rice with veggies on the side.
Notes
Serve with white or brown rice or cauliflower rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 34gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1229mgPotassium: 806mgFiber: 2gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 929IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
For the ginger is that fresh or ground?
Fresh ginger.
Hi there! Recipe looks delicious. Do you happen to have instructions on how to make this in an Instant Pot? TIA!
Hi! This is a great recipe for the slow cooker, but it wouldn’t translate perfectly to the instant pot. I’d recommend searching for one specific to the IP (sorry, I don’t have one).
Hi, in the text of the recipe you list Worchestire sauce but I don’t see it in the recipe ingredients. Is it included in the sauce? If so, how much? Thanks
Hi Jessica, no, there is no Worcestershire sauce in the recipe. Looks like it was mistakenly added to the post.
What’s the serving size?
Approx 1 cup.
Can you clarify what “spicy barbeque sauce” is? I’m not sure what to look for!
It will say on the label “spicy bbq sauce.” I usually buy Sweet Baby Rays. If you can’t find spice, use regular sauce and add some red pepper flakes.
Made the Orange Chicken for my family tonight. It was a hit! They loved it…and the best thing, it was pretty hands off. YEAH! Thanks so much for the recipe!
You are so welcome Aubrey! Thanks for stopping by.
Could you use orange juice thickened with corn starch in this recipe? I don’t have orange marmalade and don’t want to run out and grab some, but I have an excess of orange juice. 😀
I’m not sure that would work, but you could try it! I’m all for making the recipe work for you!