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Chinese Chicken Salad and Dressing Recipe

Chinese Chicken Salad and Dressing Recipe fans will love how this fresh, crunchy bowl mixes cabbage, sesame, mandarin oranges, ramen noodles, rice noodles, and wonton strips with rotisserie or shredded chicken. It has that copycat Applebee’s Chinese chicken salad feel, tossed in an Asian chicken salad dressing with soy that keeps every bite light but flavorful.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 people
Calories 575 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Chinese chicken salad dressing

For the Chinese chicken salad

  • 1 head iceberg lettuce rinsed and chopped
  • ½ head red cabbage rinsed and chopped or shredded
  • 4 cups shredded chicken can be rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup sugar snap peas
  • 3 mediumm green onions white and green parts, chopped
  • 11 ounces mandarin oranges drained
  • ¼ cup sliced toasted almonds
  • ¼ cup sunflower seeds shelled
  • 1 bag fried wonton strips or fried rice noodles (see note)

Instructions
 

Prepare the Chinese chicken salad dressing recipe at least 30 minutes ahead.

  • Whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, oil, rice vinegar, and sesame oil if using until mixed or put the ingredients in a mason jar and shake to combine.

For the Chinese chicken salad recipe

  • In a large bowl, toss the iceberg lettuce, cabbage, shredded chicken, peas, green onions, oranges, almonds, and sunflower seeds.
  • Just before serving, toss salad with the dressing.
  • For the crunchy topping, add fried wonton strips (found in the salad aisle) or fried rice noodles (see note below).
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

To make fried rice noodles, heat a skillet with a few tablespoons of oil and add the noodles, just a few at a time.  When they puff up, take them out of the oil and drain on paper towels.  They will cook extremely fast.

Nutrition

Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 1066mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2713IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 4mg
Keyword almond, cabbage, chicken, lettuce, orange, salad, salad dressing, soy sauce, vinegar
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