Orange Ground Turkey

Orange Ground Turkey

Orange Ground Turkey

which is better ground turkey or ground chicken

This simple Orange Ground Turkey skillet is bursting with bold citrus flavor and comes together in about 20 minutes! This recipe is based off the tasty flavors of orange chicken that you could order from a Chinese restaurant, so you could certainly use ground chicken breast instead. I use ground turkey because the leaner breast-meat variety is easier to find at my grocery stores! The sauce for this dish has a strong orange flavor from the fresh orange juice and zest with a little bit of “bite” from the ginger, vinegar and crushed red pepper. There’s also sugar for sweetness and soy sauce and sesame oil to make it savory. You’ll thicken the sauce up with a quick cornstarch slurry to make it cling to the ground turkey, and your easy, flavorful sauce is complete! Not only is this Orange Ground Turkey super tasty and quick to make, a 2/3 cup serving is just 210 calories or 4 Weight Watchers/WW Points! To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

I posted a recipe for Korean-Inspired Ground Turkey last summer that turned out to be a big hit with readers, so I wanted to do something similar but with a different flavor profile. This Orange Ground Turkey is just as fast and easy-to-make for a quick weeknight dinner! I like to serve it with brown or white rice (pictured with ¾ cup white jasmine rice) and cooked vegetables (like broccoli, green beans or snow peas), but it would also be great in lettuce wraps! My favorite lettuce to use for lettuce wraps is Boston/Bibb lettuce because the leaves are the perfect size and make great cups, but you can use whatever lettuce you prefer. If you serve it in a lettuce wrap you may also want to add vegetables like shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, or sliced bell peppers.

Looking for more tasty, lightened up Asian-inspired recipes? Check out my Korean-Inspired Ground Turkey, Chicken Lo Mein, Vegetable Fried Rice, Teriyaki Steak Lettuce Wraps, Thai Chicken Chopped Salad, Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry, Asian Chicken Wonton Cups, Thai Turkey with Carrot Noodles, Cashew and Basil Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Casserole, Thai Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce, and many more in the Asian category of my recipe index!

This post was last modified on November 19, 2024 4:36 pm