Air Fryer Trader Joe's Orange Chicken
The air fryer is the perfect appliance for cooking this dish. No need to defrost! Air Fryer Trader Joe's Orange Chicken is a delightful easy meal for busy nights.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 22 oz Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken
Instructions
- Start by opening up the package of frozen chicken. Remove the sauce packets to use in a minute.
- Add chicken to the basket of an air fryer. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, pausing halfway through to remove basket and shake chicken a bit. Replace basket in air fryer for remaining cooking time.
- While chicken is heating up, squeeze sauce packets into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Heat sauce in microwave for about 1 minute or until fully defrosted.
- Once chicken is done, pull out air fryer basket and pour chicken pieces into mixing bowl on top of sauce.
- Use a large spoon to toss chicken in sauce and coat evenly.
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Notes
- No need to defrost, the air fryer heats the chicken from frozen
- Squeezing the sauce packets and heating them up in a mixing bowl makes it easier to toss the hot chicken in the sauce
- Be sure to toss the chicken around at the halfway point of cooking, to heat the chicken pieces evenly