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Easy Mandarin Chicken Salad Recipe

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One of my favorite salads is a Mandarin Chicken Salad.

Since in-person school has started I’ve been trying to get my act together with dinner ideas. At this point, there is no time to wander around the kitchen and try to decide what I’m going to make. I need to have a plan every day which means I need a schedule. The problem is that I have a hard time coming up with new dinner ideas. I’ve heard “we are having this AGAIN?” more than once from my kids and husband at dinner time.

Mandarin Chicken Salad

Like I’ve said before, I’m a way better baker than I am a cook. Maybe that’s the problem? I have so many dessert ideas swirling around in my head that I just can’t fit in dinner entree ideas. Or maybe I’m just not trying hard enough?

Either way, I’m trying to turn over a new dinner leaf. This weekend while at the inlaws, I sat down with my mother-in-law’s cookbooks for inspiration. She has church cookbooks from 1974 all the way to Pillsbury cookbooks from last year. Needless to say I gathered some great ideas.

The first idea I tried out of the gate last night was a huge hit! I whipped up a Mandarin Chicken Salad in less than 20 minutes and it turned out amazing. My husband loved it. Yep, another dinner salad that he couldn’t stop saying “this is REALLY good!” while eating it. First the Crunchy Romaine Strawberry Walnut Salad and now this Mandarin Chicken Salad! I’m becoming quite the salad extraordinaire in our house!

Ingredients:

  • 2 TBSP butter
  • 1 package (3 oz) Chicken-flavor Ramen Noodle Soup Mix
  • 2 TBSP sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 TBSP sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups cut-up cooked chicken (I used Tyson Grilled & Ready)
  • 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 bag (14-16 oz) coleslaw mix
  • 1 can (14 oz) mandarin orange segments, drained
Mandarin Salad ingredients

1. Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Stir in ramen noodle seasoning packet. Break block of noodles into bite-sized pieces over skillet; stir into butter mixture.

ramen noodles in a skillet

2. Cook noodles 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sesame seeds. Cook about 2 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until noodles are golden brown. Remove from heat.

3. Since I used the Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips from the grocery store freezer section, I heated up the chicken strips in a skillet for 4-5 minutes and then cut them into cubes.

4. To make the dressing, mix the sugar, vinegar, oil and pepper in a small or medium bowl. Set aside.

5. In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw mix, mandarin oranges, green onions, peanut and chicken.

Mandarin  chicken salad with sides

6. When you are ready to serve the salad, add the dressing and the noodles to the salad mixture and toss.

Serves 4

Chinese Salad on a plate
Mandarin Chicken Salad closeup
Chinese Salad
Mandarin Chicken Salad

Mandarin Chicken Salad

Hollie Schultz
A light, easy to make dinner salad.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Entree
Cuisine Salad
Servings 4 servings
Calories 347 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TBSP butter
  • 1 package 3 oz Chicken-flavor Ramen Noodle Soup Mix
  • 2 TBSP sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 TBSP sesame oil or vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups cut-up cooked chicken I used Tyson Grilled & Ready
  • 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 bag 14-16 oz coleslaw mix
  • 1 can 14 oz mandarin orange segments, drained

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Stir in ramen noodle seasoning packet. Break block of noodles into bite-sized pieces over skillet; stir into butter mixture.
  • Cook noodles 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sesame seeds. Cook about 2 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until noodles are golden brown. Remove from heat.
  • Since I used the Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips from the grocery store freezer section, I heated up the chicken strips in a skillet for 4-5 minutes and then cut them into cubes.
  • To make the dressing, mix the sugar, vinegar, oil and pepper in a small or medium bowl. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw mix, mandarin oranges, green onions, peanut and chicken.
  • When you are ready to serve the salad, add the dressing and the noodles to the salad mixture and toss.
  • Serves 4

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 11gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 231mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 277IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
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