Mandarin Orange Chicken & Broccoli

🥘 Ingredients

• apricot jam
  2 unit
• broccoli
  1 lb
• butter
  2 tbsp
• chopped chicken breast
  20 oz
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• cornstarch
  1 tbsp
• green beans
  12 oz
• mandarin orange
  4 unit
• microwaveable jasmine rice
  2 unit
• pepper
• rice wine vinegar
  5 tsp
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• sesame seeds
  2 tbsp
• soy sauce
  2 tbsp
• sweet Thai chili sauce
  2 oz

🍳 Cookware

• medium microwave-safe bowl
• large pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Trim green beans if needed. Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if needed. Halve mandarin orange . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Place green beans and 1 tbsp butter (2 tbsp for 4) in a medium microwave-safe bowl ; cover with plastic wrap and microwave until tender, ⏱️ 3 minutes (continue in ⏱️ 30 seconds intervals if needed). Season with salt and pepper ; toss to combine.

   green beans: 12 oz, broccoli: 1 lb, mandarin orange: 4 unit, scallions: 4 unit, butter: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
2. 

   2

   Open the package of chopped chicken breast and drain off any excess liquid. Add a large drizzle of cooking oil to a hot large pan . Add chicken, broccoli, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and broccoli is tender, ⏱️ 7 minutes .

   chopped chicken breast: 20 oz, cooking oil: 2 tsp
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, in a small bowl , whisk together apricot jam , sweet Thai chili sauce , half the soy sauce , half the cornstarch , rice wine vinegar , and juice from orange halves (all the soy sauce, all the cornstarch, and 2 tsp vinegar for 4). Be sure to measure the vinegar - extra is okay. Toast the pan with chicken and broccoli, add the orange-soy mixture and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened and everything is coated, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

   apricot jam: 2 unit, sweet Thai chili sauce: 2 oz, soy sauce: 2 tbsp, cornstarch: 1 tbsp, rice wine vinegar: 5 tsp
4. 

   4

   While the sauce cooks, massage microwaveable jasmine rice in package; snip top to open. Microwave until tender, ⏱️ 90 seconds . Fluff and season with salt and pepper. Top rice with chicken and broccoli and green beans, draining them first. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallion greens. Serve. Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165F.

   microwaveable jasmine rice: 2 unit, sesame seeds: 2 tbsp