Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette

Name: Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cups bean sprouts , rinsed and drained; 2 carrots (6 oz. total), peeled and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 2 stalks celery (5 oz. total), rinsed and thinly sliced diagonally; 79 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 118 milliliters rice vinegar; 3 Tbsps sesame seeds; 79 milliliters soy sauce; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 227 grams dried Asian wheat noodles (see; 283 grams boned, skinned chicken breast halves each), rinsed

Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 317 calories, 14g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, sesame seeds, carrots, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring 2 1/2 to 3 quarts water to a boil.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Add chicken and return to a boil; cover and remove from heat.

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Whole Chicken

Let stand until chicken is no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 18 minutes. If still pink, return water to a simmer, cover, remove from heat, and let stand for a few more minutes. With tongs, lift chicken from water; let cool. Tear chicken into 1/2-inch-thick shreds.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Tongs

Return water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

Add noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain, rinse with cold water until cool, and drain again thoroughly. Rinse and dry pan.

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In the pan, over medium heat, stir sesame seeds in oil until golden, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and cayenne. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the sesame vinaigrette into a small bowl and reserve.

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Sesame Seeds

Vinaigrette

Soy Sauce

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Vinegar

Garlic

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Add the noodles and half the carrots, celery, bean sprouts, and cilantro to pan; mix well.

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Bean Sprouts

Cilantro

Carrot

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Celery

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Mound noodle mixture equally on dinner plates.

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Pasta

Pour any dressing left in pan into bowl with reserved dressing. Top noodle mixture with remaining carrots, celery, and bean sprouts, then all the chicken.

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Bean Sprouts

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Celery

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Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

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Cilantro

Serve with reserved dressing to drizzle over chicken to taste.

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Whole Chicken

Four types of noodles: Look for dried Asian noodles in the international section of the supermarket or in an Asian market.

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Pasta

Bean threads (saifun or cellophane noodles). Thin, wiry dried noodles, made from the starch of mung beans, turn clear and slippery when cooked in water or puffy and crisp when deep-fried. Neutral flavor.

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Cellophane Noodles

Mung Beans

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Starch

Water

Rice noodles (rice sticks, mai fun, mi fun). Dried white noodles, made from rice flour, vary from whisker-thin to about 1/4 inch wide. When cooked in water, they turn opaque and tender; when fried, they puff and crisp. Mild rice flavor.

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Rice Noodles

Rice Flour

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Water

Rice

Soba. Buckwheat and wheat flour infuse thin, tan Japanese noodles with robust, earthy flavor.

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Wheat Flour

Buckwheat

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Wheat noodles (Chinese noodles or Oriental noodles, mein). Available in many forms, these all-purpose noodles taste similar to spaghetti and go by many names.

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Spaghetti