How much is Orange Chicken at Panda Express?

There is no published national a la carte price; each store sets its own. The formats are the reliable numbers: a Bowl with a side at $8.50, a Plate at $10.50, and the Cub Meal version at $6.80.

How many calories are in Panda Express Orange Chicken?

510 calories per serving, with 16 g of protein, 53 g of carbs and 20 g of sugar. The side underneath moves the meal more than the entree does.

What allergens does Orange Chicken contain?

The published flags are wheat, soy, egg and sesame, carried by the batter and the glaze. Shared fryers make cross contact possible for severe allergies.

Is Orange Chicken spicy?

Barely. The chili in the glaze registers as warmth rather than heat, which is exactly why the chain sells Hot Orange Chicken at 550 calories for people who want the same dish with a real kick.

Is Orange Chicken white or dark meat?

Dark meat, cut from boneless thigh. That choice is why the pieces stay juicy under the fryer and the steam table, and any copycat recipe should follow it.

Updated 29 July 2026

Panda Express The Original Orange Chicken

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The Original Orange Chicken is a chicken item with 510 calories per serving, 16 g protein, 850 mg sodium. Panda Express does not publish a standalone price for it; it is ordered inside a Bowl, Plate or Bigger Plate.

Contains: Wheat, Soy, Eggs, Sesame

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About This Dish

The Original Orange Chicken is the dish that built Panda Express: crispy battered dark meat tossed in a sweet and tangy orange glaze, 510 calories a serving, priced by your store inside the formats that start at $8.50 for a Bowl. It has anchored the menu since 1987, and the chain sells it by the tens of millions of pounds a year for a reason that survives every food trend: nothing else in fast food tastes quite like it.

The dish reads as dessert adjacent on the first bite and earns its way back with heat and acid. The batter fries into a shell with real crunch, the glaze hits sweet first, then vinegar, then a low chili warmth that keeps the sweetness honest. Underneath it all is dark meat chicken, juicier than breast and sturdy enough to hold the sauce without going soggy for a good ten minutes, which is longer than most trays survive anyway. The look is half the appeal: glossy, lacquered, unmistakable from across a food court.

Orange Chicken calories deserve respect rather than fear. At 510 per serving with 16 g of protein and 53 g of carbs, it eats like the treat it is, and the side underneath decides the meal. Over Super Greens at 130 calories the whole bowl stays inside an ordinary lunch. Over Fried Rice it becomes the biggest meal of most days. Sodium runs to 850 mg, which matters more than the calories for anyone tracking it.

How much is Orange Chicken on its own? The chain publishes no national a la carte price, so each store sets one at the counter. The dependable numbers are the formats: one entree over a side at $8.50, two at $10.50, and the kids version in the Orange Chicken Cub Meal at $6.80 with a drink and fruit included.

It suits the days a craving needs answering and the first visit of anyone new to the chain, because it is the reference point every other dish gets measured against. Pair it with Chow Mein for the classic order, or with Super Greens when the week is behaving. Hot Orange Chicken runs the same recipe with real chili heat for anyone the original leaves wanting.