30-minute meal: Lettuce cups filled with ground turkey, diced oranges, fresh vegetables and chow mein noodles—smothered in homemade Asian orange sauce.

Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups Recipe

Asian Orange Lettuce Cups

I really love lettuce wraps and PF Changs has made them so popular for years. When I came across the Orange Chicken Lettuce Wrap recipe from gimmesomeoven.com, it caught my eye because I am always in search of a good orange chicken recipe. This recipe didn’t disappoint and I love the fact that it’s a lettuce wrap as well!

For this Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups recipe, I added my own twist with fresh spices, ground turkey, more vegetables, and the crunch of some chow mein noodles. The diced oranges is a favorite in this recipe because the burst of flavor makes an impact. Don’t leave them out!

Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups is a fast healthy meal that is full of fresh flavors—tailor-maid for summer!

Ingredients for Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups

Ingredients for the Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups:

  • Orange juice: Purchase the fresh squeeze variety of orange juice, not from concentrate. You can choose pulp or not pulp according to your liking.
  • Honey:
  • Soy sauce:
  • Rice vinegar:
  • Fresh ginger: The easiest way to use your fresh ginger is to peel it with a spoon. It works so easily to get in all the little crevices. Once the peel is removed, use a grater to get small pieces of ginger to use in the Asian orange sauce.
  • Sesame oil: This ingredient is found in the Asian section of the grocery store. It comes in a small bottle because you typically only use a little. The added flavor is worth it.
  • Minced garlic cloves:
  • Orange zest: Zest the two orange you will be dicing for the lettuce cups.
  • Red pepper flakes: An optional ingredient, but the little spicy kick tastes good with the fresh vegetables.
  • Ground turkey: I like how healthy this ingredient is and also that it cooks up into small, tender pieces—perfect for a lettuce cup.
  • Red bell pepper: You can use orange or yellow, or even green, but I prefer the sweet bell peppers.
  • Carrots: Shredded carrots will cook very quickly.
  • Celery:
  • Water chestnuts:
  • Green or Savoy cabbage:
  • Fresh oranges: Peel the zested oranges and dice the oranges into bite-sized cubes.
  • Green onions:
  • Bibb lettuce leaves (or small Romaine lettuce): You want the lettuce to be in small, cup-shaped pieces to hold the filling for eating.
  • Toasted almonds
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Chow Mein noodles: Really adds some crunch for texture in these lettuce cups.
  • Siracha: Optional ingredient to add a little more spice if you desire.
How to make lettuce cups

How to Make the Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups:

  1. Add all sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan. Stir and heat to simmer. Simmer for about 1 minute to be ready to use.
  2. In medium fry pan and on medium-high heat, cook ground turkey until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and cabbage. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender, about 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add sauce, oranges and green onions. Continue to cook until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and portion ingredients into lettuce cups. Sprinkle with garnish items as desired. Serve immediately.
Try Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups today

Enjoy this meal that is just perfect for a hot summer evening!

–Kim

Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups

30-minute meal: Lettuce cups filled with ground turkey, diced oranges, fresh vegetables and chow mein noodles—smothered in homemade Asian orange sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: lettuce cups, lettuce wraps, orange sauce
Servings: 4 people
Author: Kim Melanson

Ingredients

Orange Sauce:

  • cup orange juice not from concentrate
  • 4 Tablespoons honey
  • 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoons freshly shredded ginger
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic cloves
  • Orange zest from 2 oranges
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

Lettuce Cups:

  • 1 batch orange sauce (see recipe above)
  • 1 pound ground turkey cooked
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 large carrots shredded
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 can (8 oz) water chestnuts diced
  • ¼ head green or savoy cabbage diced
  • 2 large oranges diced
  • 1 bunch green onions thin slice whites and greens—reserve some for garnish
  • 8-10 Bibb lettuce leaves or small Romaine lettuce

Garnish:

  • Toasted almonds
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Green onions sliced
  • Chow Mein noodles
  • Siracha

Instructions

  • Add all sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan. Stir and heat to simmer. Simmer for about 1 minute to be ready to use.
  • In medium fry pan and on medium-high heat, cook ground turkey until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and cabbage. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender, about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add sauce, oranges and green onions. Continue to cook until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and portion ingredients into lettuce cups. Sprinkle with garnish items as desired. Serve immediately.

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