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Orange Chicken Lettuce Wraps
An easy dinner recipe with great flavor.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/4 cup water chestnuts chopped
- 3 tbsp green onions sliced
- 2 tsp orange zest zest the orange before juicing
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3/4 tsp ground ginger
- 3/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tbsp water
- lettuce leaves
Instructions
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Crumble cook ground chicken. Add chopped water chestnuts and green onions. Stir and cook for two more minutes.
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In a sauce pan, add orange juice, orange zest, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, minced garlic, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil stirring frequently.
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Mix corn starch and water together and add to orange sauce. Continue boiling and stirring to dissolve the brown sugar and to thicken.
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When sauce has thickened, combine sauce with the ground chicken mixture.
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Serve in lettuce leaves. Garnish with more green onions, extra orange zest, and sesame seeds, if desired.
