MANDARIN ORANGE CHICKEN SALAD

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: grilled tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned chicken is budget-friendly.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts offer healthy fats, and sunflower seeds are often less expensive.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is a healthier alternative with a similar flavor profile.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index, while sugar is a cost-effective sweetener.

Add iceberg lettuce to a big mixing bowl.

Add red cabbage to the bowl and mix.

Sprinkle chicken breasts with everything but the bagel seasoning.

Place chicken breasts in a baking dish with white wine and mandarin orange juice.

Bake chicken in the oven at 350°F for about an hour.

Shred the cooked chicken and add it to the salad bowl.

Sprinkle in chopped green chives.

Add shredded carrots to the salad.

Crush ramen noodles inside the package and toast them in a dry pan.

Add the toasted ramen noodles to the salad.

Toast sliced almonds in a dry pan and add them to the salad.

Drain mandarin oranges and add them to the salad.

In a separate bowl, mix together 3 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of minced ginger, and 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.

Mince one clove of garlic and add it to the dressing mixture.

Mix the dressing ingredients together.

Toss the salad in a bowl without dressing to keep leftovers fresh.

Serve the salad and dress the portion you want to eat.

Sprinkle sesame seeds on top as a finishing touch.

Cooking Techniques

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