Orange Chicken (Crock Pot)

I did not have time to add the coconut, oranges, and onions but it still tasted good. I believe I'd like to thicken the gravy just a bit to serve over the rice. Crockpots are a life saver!

We thought this dish was very tasty and very easy to put together. It also looked beautiful when plated - I wish we had taken a picture - I will the next time I make this. I think the problem some others may have had was the size of the pieces of chicken. I used very large boneless, skinless breasts (11 ozs each) and bone-in thighs. If you use the small 6-8 oz breast, they will definitely be dried out. If you do use the smaller breasts, I would suggest cooking for less time.

I feel bad giving this such a low rating, but I want to warn others considering it. Chicken that has cooked for hours in orange juice concentrate is not only dried out but just does not taste good. The combination of flavors in the ingredients sounds good, but there needs to be a lot of alterations to get the final dish to taste good.

My family loved this chicken, I used thighs instead, quite moist. We made rice bowls instead, and I didn't add the oranges and coconut at the end...enjoy

I substituted skinned and boned thighs, as I do with all crock pot recipes, because they come out much more moist than do breasts. I also reduced the cooking time to five hours which helped to keep the meat moist.