Spicy Orange Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Overhead view of four spicy orange chicken lettuce wraps on a plate.

Quick, effortless, and flavorful, this spicy ground orange chicken lettuce wraps recipe is the perfect weeknight dinner on a busy night! It’s also very easy to customize, so you can make this veggie-packed recipe with what you have on hand!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 406kcal

Author Carmy

Ingredients

For the Sauce

1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup buffalo sauce or more
2 tablespoons soy sauce low sodium
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder

For Everything Else

1 tablespoon oil
1 small yellow onion finely diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound ground chicken
½ cup julienned carrots
16 lettuce leaves
3 cups cooked rice or more
toasted sesame seeds for garnish
green onions for garnish

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, combine the orange juice and cornstarch. Add the buffalo sauce, honey, soy sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder to the bowl. Mix the sauce until well combined and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and add the diced onions. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the salt and minced garlic and saute for another minute.
Add the ground chicken and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, making sure to break up the pieces with your spatula or wooden spoon.
Add the julienned carrots to the skillet and stir and then add the buffalo sauce mixture.
Stir until everything is combined and lower the heat from medium to medium low. Let the ground chicken simmer for 4 to 5.
Meanwhile, prepare your lettuce wraps by setting them up and spooning rice into the lettuce leaves. Then top each wrap with your ground chicken mixture and garnish with toasted sesame seeds and green onions if desired.

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