This Chinese chicken salad is a light and healthy summer meal option. It takes only 30 minutes to make! Enjoy it for dinner or meal prep for a week's worth of lunches. Filled with mandarin oranges, carrots, green onions, sliced almonds, wonton strips and so much more.
Looking for more salad recipes? Try my buffalo chicken salad, strawberry feta salad, BLT wedge salad or chicken taco salad.
This recipe was first posted August 1, 2022.
The Chinese chicken salad is by far one of my most favorite salads to order eating out. There is just so much going on, so many yummy ingredients. But it's actually beyond easy to make the salad yourself.
In this recipe the crunchy noodles are a package of the super cheap ramen noodles, the kind you stocked up on in college. Toss out the seasoning packet and crumble up the noodles.
The mandarin oranges come in a jar. Don't bother spending all that time peeling the little mini oranges when you can grab a jar of them, drain out the liquid and use it. It's exactly what the restaurants are using.
This recipe for Chinese chicken salad makes a great dinner option when you are looking for something lighter but still want to have a protein in your salad. I also think this is a wonderful lunch choice. You can divide the portions out for a week and drizzle on a bit of dressing each day.
Ingredients
Here is a rundown of what is in this Chinese chicken salad. For the full list of ingredients, including the amounts and also the instructions please reference the actual recipe card near the bottom of the page.
- chicken thighs
- romaine lettuce
- cabbage mix - saves so much time than shredding your own cabbage
- carrots
- green onions
- wonton strips
- ramen noodles
- sliced almonds
- mandarin oranges
- sesame seeds
- asian dressing
Chinese Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges
This Chinese chicken salad is a light and healthy summer meal option. It takes only 30 minutes to make! Enjoy it for dinner or meal prep for a week's worth of lunches. Filled with mandarin oranges, carrots, green onions, sliced almonds, wonton strips and so much more.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 ½ lb chicken thighs
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
- salt and pepper
Salad
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 head napa cabbage, chopped
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 c wonton strips
- 1 package ramen noodles, crumbled
- ¼ c sliced almonds
- 2 cups fresh mandarin oranges
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Season the chicken thighs with the garlic and ginger powder, salt and pepper. Heat a sauté pan over medium heat. Add in a drizzle of oil. Cook the chicken thighs until there is no pink in the center, turning the chicken thighs half way through cooking. Let rest 10 minutes then slice into strips widthwise.
- Add to a large salad bowl the chopped romaine lettuce, cabbage, shredded carrots, sliced green onions, wonton strips, crumbled ramen noodles, sliced almonds, mandarin oranges, sesame seeds and the chicken.
- Toss everything together. Spoon into bowls and top with an asian sesame dressing (recipe in notes if you need dressing vs store bought).
Notes
Dressing: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp oil, 2 tsp sugar.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 399Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 146mgSodium: 492mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 5gSugar: 9gProtein: 32g
This information comes from online calculators. Although moderncrumb.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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