Orient Express Chicken Salad

Name: Orient Express Chicken Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters balsamic vinaigrette; 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 312 grams can mandarin oranges, drained; 237 milliliters chow mein noodles; 79 milliliters dried cranberries; 118 milliliters sliced green onions; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce; 118 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, optional; 142 grams package spring mix salad greens; 237 milliliters sesame ginger marinade; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 454 grams boneless skinless chicken breast halves each); 59 milliliters slivered almonds, toasted

Orient Express Chicken Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 47g of protein, 46g of fat, and a total of 903 calories. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sesame seeds, green onions, pepper flakes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the canned mandarin oranges you could follow this main course with the Fruit Salsa Yogurt Cups as a dessert.

Instructions

Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag; add marinade. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the vinaigrette, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes if desired. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Brown Sugar

Vinaigrette

Soy Sauce

Marinade

Whole Chicken

Ginger

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Ziploc Bags

Whisk

Bowl

Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over indirect medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.

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Marinade

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

In a large bowl, toss the salad greens, noodles, onions, cheese, cranberries and sesame seeds. Divide among four plates. Top with oranges and almonds.

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Greens