{"id":40820,"date":"2026-06-17T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40820"},"modified":"2026-11-01T18:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:43:07","slug":"orange-chicken-vegetable-lo-mein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40820","title":{"rendered":"Orange Chicken &#038; Vegetable Lo Mein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41911\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Orange-Chicken-Vegetable-Lo-Mein.png\" alt=\"Orange Chicken &#038; Vegetable Lo Mein\" width=\"450\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Orange-Chicken-Vegetable-Lo-Mein.png 636w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Orange-Chicken-Vegetable-Lo-Mein-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Orange-Chicken-Vegetable-Lo-Mein-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Orange-Chicken-Vegetable-Lo-Mein-339x270.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Orange Chicken &amp; Vegetable Lo Mein<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.5 lb. chicken breast, cubed<\/p>\n<p>2 T. cornstarch or tapioca starch<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. garlic powder<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 T. avocado oil<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 C. fresh orange juice<\/p>\n<p>1 T. orange zest<\/p>\n<p>3 T. low\u2011sodium soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>2 T. honey<\/p>\n<p>1 T. tomato paste<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. sesame oil<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. minced garlic<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. ground ginger<\/p>\n<p>6 oz. whole\u2011wheat spaghetti or lo mein noodles<\/p>\n<p>2 C. broccoli florets<\/p>\n<p>1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced<\/p>\n<p>1 C. shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. sliced onion<\/p>\n<p>1 T. avocado oil<\/p>\n<p>2 T. low\u2011sodium soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. sesame oil<\/p>\n<p>1 T. sesame seeds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cook the noodles according to package directions. During the last 3 minutes of boiling, add the broccoli to blanch it. Drain and rinse with cold water. Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger to make the sauce. Toss the cubed chicken with cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Heat 1 T. avocado oil in a skillet over medium\u2011high heat and cook the chicken until browned and cooked through. Pour the orange sauce over the chicken, reduce heat, and simmer a few minutes until thickened. Remove chicken from the skillet. Add the remaining 1 T. avocado oil to the skillet and saut\u00e9 the onion, bell pepper, and cabbage until tender. Add the cooked noodles, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Toss until heated through. Assemble by dividing the noodles, chicken, and broccoli into four servings. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the chicken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange Chicken &amp; Vegetable Lo Mein &nbsp; 1.5 lb. chicken breast, cubed 2 T. cornstarch or tapioca starch 1 tsp. garlic powder 1\/2 tsp. salt 1\/2 tsp. black pepper 1 T. avocado oil 1\/3 C. fresh orange juice 1 T. orange zest 3 T. low\u2011sodium soy sauce 2 T. honey 1 T. tomato paste 1 tsp. sesame oil 1 tsp. minced garlic 1\/2 tsp. ground ginger 6 oz. whole\u2011wheat spaghetti or lo mein noodles 2 C. broccoli florets 1 red&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40820\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[34,88],"class_list":["post-40820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poultry","category-starches","tag-asian","tag-pasta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40820"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41912,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40820\/revisions\/41912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}