Spicy Orange Chicken Stir Fry - Stir Fry is always a good weeknight choice because it's loaded with veggies and comes together so quickly and effortlessly.
Now that the holidays are long gone, has life slowed down for you?
Nah, me either.
So, I'm here to remind you of how easy and delicious a stir fry dinner can be. I used to make stir fry all the time. That's why I was so surprised when I glanced through my blog and realized, I've only ever posted two stir fry recipes (Beef & Bean Stir Fry and Eggplant Stir Fry).
I mean, don't get me wrong, they are super delish, but only two?
How could that be?
Stir Fry is super versatile. You can always change up the veggies to whatever you have on hand or whatever your family happens to be into that week.
For my Spicy Orange Stir Fry, I chose mini sweet peppers and sugar snap peas. As I was browsing the abundant produce department at BJ's Wholesale Club, they just happen to catch my eye. Those mini sweet peppers are so bright and beautiful, how could I pass them by?
Speaking of BJ's Wholesale Club, you might remember a while back, I had a limited-time offer for you. Well, that one has come and gone but the good news is now I have ANOTHER sweet offer for you. For a limited time, you can get $10 OFF an Inner Circle membership. If you aren't an Inner Circle BJ's Member yet, now is certainly the time.
Some of my favorite deals that I took advantage of this week:
Are you seeing that price for 35 bottles of water??? The price of water is one of the biggest reasons I love BJ's Wholesale Club! We go thru a lot of water at my house!
Milk, for under $3.00 a gallon! Yes!
My kids get so excited when I come home with this big bag of Pirate's Booty! It's their favorite. This huge bag is about the price of a small bag at a regular grocery store!
I recently noticed on my son's school lunch account that he was buy a small bag of chips everyday for $1! That's $20 a month in chips!!! I'd much rather spend $12.79 and more chips!
Here are those beautiful mini sweet peppers I used in this Spicy Orange Stir Fry recipe!
Some other things in my cart this week:
Turkey & Cheese fresh from the deli. Cornbread & bagels from the bakery, Sugar Snap Peas, coffee creamer, boneless chicken tenders
A few notes on my Spicy Orange Chicken Stir Fry:
- Have all of your ingredients ready to go before you start cooking because stir fry moves quickly
- When I say spicy, I don't mean, burn your mouth off spicy. Adjust the sriracha to suit your taste.
- The orange juice can be fresh or bottled
- Orange zest can be omitted but zest does add a good amount of fresh flavor so I suggest using it
- If you don't have sugar snap peas, I think green beans or asparagus would make a great substitution
Printable Recipe Card
Spicy Orange Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- ½ C orange juice
- 1 T cornstarch
- 2 T soy sauce
- 1 T orange zest
- 1 T sriracha chile sauce
- 1 lb chicken tenders cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 T vegetable oil divided
- 1 C sliced red onion
- 10-12 sweet mini peppers halved or quartered into strips
- 1 ½ C sugar snap peas
- Salt
- 6 oz stir fry noodles prepared according to package instructions, or 2 C rice
Instructions
- In a small bowl stir together orange juice, cornstarch, soy sauce, orange zest and sriracha. Set aside.
- Season chicken with salt.
- Heat 1 T oil in a large high sided skillet over high heat or wok.
- Add vegetables to pan and cook, stirring, for about 3-4 minutes. Remove veggies from pan and set aside in a bowl or on a plate.
- Return pan back to stove and heat remaining 1 T oil. Place the chicken in the heated pan. Cook, stirring, until chicken is cooked thru. About 5-7 minutes.
- Return veggies back to pan and pour sauce into pan. Stir well to combine. Add noodles and toss to be sure everything is coated well with sauce. Cook just 1-2 minutes until sauce has thickened up.
- Serve.
- If desired, garnish with cashews, peanuts or cilantro.
Angela says
This sounds delicious! I haven't made a stir fry in forever!! We love BJ's too!!Love stocking up on kids stuff for school! What a huge savings!
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
I love all those veggies too!!! Quick, veggie-packed, and the whole family loves it.... WINNING!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
I love this recipe and I love Orange Chicken! I need to get myself over to BJ's. With 3 very hungry boys and an extremely hungry husband, it would be perfect for me!
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
We have stir fry at least once a week because it's so easy and healthy. I'll have to work this spicy orange stir fry recipe into our menu plan very soon! Being able to find reasonable prices on large quantities such as those at BJ's are a must for our family of 6!
Sarah says
LOL I've learned very quickly that life with kids does not slow down ever. This dinner and those prices look Fab!
foodyschmoody says
You would think that I would have learned all this by now too, having kids 20, 8 & 5. Yet, every season, I am waiting for that "slow down" season lol.
Nicole Hood says
Oh my heart! This look amazing. I love a good stir fry!
Kim Lee says
I love a good stir-fry and this one looks delish!
Carrie says
I can't wait to try this!
Jamie says
I love trying different types of stir fry! This one looks fantastic!
Angela says
Im telling you .. me and you are two peas in a pod! I love BJ's and last time I was there I picked up meatballs too! This recipe is great!! Im almost positive I have everything on hand for this to make for dinner tonight! Which is perfect bc I had no ideas for tonight otherwise haha!
foodyschmoody says
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Angela says
And....... Im apparently still sleeping bc Ive spent so much time browsing your recipes this morning lol... obviously this is not the meatball one ... . either way you rock!
foodyschmoody says
ha! Well, I can see the confusion, they are back to back stir fry recipes, so I can forgive you this time 🙂
Healing Tomato says
I am a huge fan of BJ's Wholesale club. I can get so many things for low rates. The membership pays for itself. Your recipe looks so great and very delicious.
Bryan says
Great recipe & a great post - we are all about smart shopping and BJ's has some amazing prices... totally agree that the savings pays for the membership - probably in your very first shopping trip! Thanks for sharing this.
Angela Rathbun says
Stir fry is ALWAYS a winner in our house! Adding this to the rotation!