Side Pannel
Orange Bourbon Mini Chicken Phillies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 5 hours
- Serves: 20 servings
Orange Bourbon Mini Chicken Phillies
- Recipe Submitted by Chicoo on 08/30/2014
Category: Chicken, Main Dish
Ingredients List
- 1/2 Large sweet onion (sliced into strips)
- 1 Large green bell pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1 Large red bell pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1lb boneless skinless chicken tenderlions (cubed )
- 1lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (cubed )
- 2/3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (about two medium oranges)
- 1/3 cup lite or low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup organic ketchup
- 1/3 cup stevia powder
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 inch cube fresh ginger (grated or minced OR 1/2 tsp ground ginger)
- 2 fresh garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- sea salt (to taste)
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted sweet cream butter
- 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
- 1 cup low fat/low sodium chicken stock (hot)
- 24 mini sub rolls or dinner rolls
- grated reduced fat cheese of choice (optional. I only used a bit for pictures)
Directions
Step 1
Add the onion slices and the bay leaf to the bottom of a large crock pot.
Step 2
Combine orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, stevia, molasses, ginger, garlic, orange zest, and red pepper flakes and stir. Set aside.
Step 3
Heat butter and oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until butter bubbles. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, add to the pan and sear on eat side. About 2 minutes. Scoop chicken out of the pan with a slotted spoon and add to the crock pot. NOTE: Be sure not to overcrowd your pan or the chicken won't brown. I had to do this step in two batches.
Step 4
Add flour to the remaining butter and oil and whisk until smooth and a thick paste forms. Slowly whisk in the stock and bring to a bubble then add to the the flour mixture to the orange marinade.
Step 5
Pour the marinade over the chicken then top with the sliced bell peppers. Cook on low for 4-5 hrs.
Step 6
Stir everything in the pot together and stuff into mini sub or dinner rolls. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired, and serve.
Step 7
Enjoy!
Add the onion slices and the bay leaf to the bottom of a large crock pot.
Step 2
Combine orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, stevia, molasses, ginger, garlic, orange zest, and red pepper flakes and stir. Set aside.
Step 3
Heat butter and oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until butter bubbles. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, add to the pan and sear on eat side. About 2 minutes. Scoop chicken out of the pan with a slotted spoon and add to the crock pot. NOTE: Be sure not to overcrowd your pan or the chicken won't brown. I had to do this step in two batches.
Step 4
Add flour to the remaining butter and oil and whisk until smooth and a thick paste forms. Slowly whisk in the stock and bring to a bubble then add to the the flour mixture to the orange marinade.
Step 5
Pour the marinade over the chicken then top with the sliced bell peppers. Cook on low for 4-5 hrs.
Step 6
Stir everything in the pot together and stuff into mini sub or dinner rolls. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired, and serve.
Step 7
Enjoy!
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