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Quick Chinese Chicken Salad: Ramen crunch, sweet almonds, & vibrant veggies. A simple, tasty meal in minutes!
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Chinese Chicken Salad

Quick Chinese Chicken Salad: Ramen crunch, sweet almonds, & vibrant veggies. A simple, tasty meal in minutes!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Servings: 10
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Ingredients 

For the Salad:

  • 1 head of cabbage, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 bunch of scallions, green onions, chopped
  • 5 cooked chicken breasts, you can use rotisserie chicken to save time
  • 3 packages of chicken-flavored Top Ramen noodles, broken up, but keep the seasoning packets!
  • 1 can of mandarin oranges, drained

For the Sweet Almonds:

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • Sliced almonds

For the Dressing:

  • ¾ cup of avocado oil
  • ½ cup of apple cider vinegar
  • 3 seasoning packets from the Top Ramen noodles
  • 4 teaspoons of sugar

Instructions 

Prepare the Salad:

  • In a big bowl, put the chopped cabbage, red pepper, scallions, cooked chicken, broken-up Top Ramen noodles (without the seasoning), and drained mandarin oranges.

Make the Sweet Almonds:

  • Put a pan on the stove over medium-high heat.
  • Add the sliced almonds to the pan.

Pour the sugar over the almonds.

  • Wait for the sugar to melt and turn golden brown.
  • Carefully stir the almonds around in the melted sugar to coat them.
  • Put a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
  • Pour the sugared almonds onto the parchment paper to cool.

Make the Dressing:

  • Get a jar with a lid.
  • Pour the avocado oil, apple cider vinegar, the 3 Top Ramen seasoning packets, and the 4 teaspoons of sugar into the jar.
  • Put the lid on tight and shake the jar well to mix everything together.

Put It All Together:

  • Pour the dressing over the salad in the big bowl.
  • Toss the salad to mix everything well.
  • Once the sugared almonds are cool, break them up a little bit.
  • Sprinkle the sweet almonds over the top of the salad.

Notes

  • If you don't have avocado oil, you can use another neutral oil like vegetable oil.
  • You can adjust the amount of sugar in the dressing to your taste.
  • Make sure the sugared almonds are completely cool before breaking them up, or they will be sticky.
  • Rotisserie chicken is a great time saver.

Nutrition

Calories: 404kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 28g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 88mg, Potassium: 427mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 552IU, Vitamin C: 51mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 1mg
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