No Guilt Chinese Chicken Salad – this salad is light, healthy, and full of flavor

Via Copy Kat

No Guilt Chinese Chicken Salad – this salad is light, healthy, and full of flavor

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Chinese food. Try making No Guilt Chinese Chicken Salad – this salad is light, healthy, and full of flavor at home. This dairy free recipe serves 1 and costs $14.46 per serving. One serving contains 3370 calories, 135g of protein, and 174g of fat. 101 person were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as a main course. This recipe from Copy Kat requires mandarin orange segments, soy sauce, splenda, and paprika. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 97%, which is spectacular. Try Chinese Cabbage Salad With Chicken (Awesome Flavor), Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad: Full of Flavor, Variety, and Healthy Crisp: Hearty, Warm, and Full of Flavor for similar recipes.

Servings: 1

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup roasted sliced almonds

1/2 cup sugar-free apricot jam

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 (6 ounce) can chicken, cut in to bite size pieces

1 cup canola oil

1 cup dried chow mein noodles

4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped

4 mandarin orange segments, on each salad

1/4 teaspoon paprika

4 tablespoons pineapple juice

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon dark sesame seeds

2 tablespoons soy sauce

7 tablespoons Splenda granular

2 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar

8 tablespoons white distilled vinegar

Equipment:

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds. Blend on high speed.While blending, SLOWLY add oil to mixture to create an emulsion.After completing emulsion, Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple of seconds.Pour dressing into a covered container and chill.Cut chicken in to bite size pieces.Build each salad by first arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or plate.Sprinkle bite size pieces of chicken over the salad.Arrange about 4 mandarin orange wedges on each salad. (you can eliminate to reduce more sugar content).Add sesame dressing to each salad.Sprinkle about 1/4 cup dried chow mein noodles and 1/4 cup roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad and serve.

Step by step:

1. Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds. Blend on high speed.While blending, SLOWLY add oil to mixture to create an emulsion.After completing emulsion,

2. Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple of seconds.

3. Pour dressing into a covered container and chill.

4. Cut chicken in to bite size pieces.Build each salad by first arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or plate.Sprinkle bite size pieces of chicken over the salad.Arrange about 4 mandarin orange wedges on each salad. (you can eliminate to reduce more sugar content).

5. Add sesame dressing to each salad.Sprinkle about 1/4 cup dried chow mein noodles and 1/4 cup roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad and serve.