My Afflation

Gluten Free Orange Chicken Tenders By Annette Holland Published: March 24, 2015 My daughter loves orange chicken. However, traditional orange chicken is breaded in wheat flour and the sauce contains soy. I modified my old recipe and came up with gluten and soy free orange chicken tenders. They were quite delicious despite not having coconut aminos as a soy sauce replacement. Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Yield: 2-3 servings Serving size: 1-2 chicken tenders Ingredients 6  chicken tenders 5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon  honey 1 cup  water 1/2 cup  orange juice 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon  minced garlic (or to taste) 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste) 3 tablespoons  cornstarch 2 tablespoons water Cooking Directions Brown chicken in coconut or olive oil over medium heat. While chick...

I planned this menu last week and never got around to the grocery shopping. We ended up eating whatever I could throw together from the fridge and eating out at least twice. Not good for my budget. Lately, I've had to make even more adjustments to our diet (read that as "lifestyle") and how I cook. In addition to dairy intolerance, tolerable if she takes a Lactaid, my daughter's soy intolerance is a borderline allergy. She can't have anything that contains soy oil (looking at you Trader Joe's snacks), or that has soy lecithin . Did you know that stuff is in practically everything ? I couldn't even buy tapioca for the pie I made (recipe and link coming soon). It tasted so much better than it looks.