It’s warming up outside! And you know what that means, less soup, more salad! And this Chinese Chicken Salad is our first salad of the season!
Chinese Chicken Salad|This Is Why I’m Full
Chinese Chicken Salad is my second favorite salad (Chicken Caesar Salad is the only one that beats it!) And this super simple recipe will put it into your top 5 also! I prefer the easy way when it comes to the dressing, getting the right proportions of oil and vinegar isn’t easy. Plus the sodium content isn’t that much higher in the pre-made stuff!
When I was planning this salad I discovered Wonton Accents… They are like croutons, but made out of delicious crispy wontons! They aren’t a necessary thing, but they certainly make a nice addition! (I especially like the wasabi ginger flavored ones, I could eat them like chips!)
I marinated the chicken overnight in about 1 cup of the dressing, and cooked it on the stove earlier in the day (hooray for weekends off!) the full head of cabbage was way too much for for 2 people, so unless you’re cooking for a 4-6 member family I would use less. It doesn’t keep very well, the ramen absorbs the liquids and the cabbage gets too soft for my taste!
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- 3 large chicken breasts
- 1 head Cabbage
- 2 package Top Ramen
- 1 bag Wonton Accents
- 1 can Mandarin Oranges
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 bottle Girard's Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing
- 1 tsp pepper
- I would highly recommend making the chicken either the night before or earlier in the day, otherwise the chicken will be too hot and will wilt the salad!
- In a crock pot or in a pan on the stove put your chicken and add 1 cup of the dressing, 1/2 cup of water and the garlic
- Cook on high until chicken is done
- Shred chicken and allow it to cool in the liquid
- Slice your cabbage into thin strips
- Break the Ramen into small pieces, set aside the seasoning packets
- Take the shredded Chicken out of the liquid and add to a large bowl along with the Cabbage
- Mix the Ramen Seasoning packets into the juices from the Chicken
- Add the Remainder of the ingredients to the large bowl and mix thoroughly
- Add more dressing as needed
- Enjoy!