Name: Crunchy Mandarin Orange-Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 c. finely chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce; 2 c. shredded red cabbage; 2 c. shredded chicken; 1/2 c. jarred mandarin oranges, drained; 1 instant ramen packet, crushed (flavor packet discarded); 1/2 c. shredded carrot; 1/3 c. sliced green onions; 1/4 c. sliced almonds; 3 tbsp. rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp. honey; 1 tbsp. sesame oil; 1 tbsp. hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp. soy sauce; 1 tsp. minced ginger; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/4 c. vegetable oil

Many restaurant versions of Chinese Chicken Salad, including The Cheesecake Factory use wonton strips and crispy rice noodles. I sub in a ramen noodles.

Crunchy Mandarin Orange-Chicken Salad

c. finely chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce

c. shredded red cabbage

c. shredded chicken

c. jarred mandarin oranges, drained

instant ramen packet, crushed (flavor packet discarded)

c. shredded carrot

onions

c. sliced almonds

tbsp. rice wine vinegar

tbsp. honey

sesame oil

hoisin sauce

soy sauce

ginger

garlic,

c. vegetable oil

How often are you buying rotisserie chickens?

This turned out great! I used Gardein brand vegan teriyaki strips instead of chicken, and replaced the 1 tbsp hoisin sauce with teriyaki sauce. I also cut the oil by a few tablespoons and the dressing was still delicious.

I had to cut some corners but I used this recipe as my salad's staple. The results were very satisfying! The family enjoyed every bite! 
Thank you!

Excellent dressing with great flavor for this salad and it was quick and easy to make. The raw ramen noodles were a bit strange - wish I'd seen the suggestions in these comments to toast them.  Will try making again using chow mein noodles.

I love this recipe! My boyfriend and I enjoy it for dinner regularly. We use fake chicken meat (I’m vegetarian) and marinate it in the dressing. Totally delicious. We also like to add dried cranberries for color. I can’t recommend this recipe enough, especially the dressing.

I just made this for a light lunch to tide us over before our big meal this evening. I used green cabbage as that’s what I have and added some toasted sesame seeds.  My family really enjoyed it (who says men don’t like salad) and I can’t wait to make it again. My daughter-in-law asked for the recipe.

Good salad but I wish there were nutritional info on  calories, fat, sodium, etc. since I am counting calories now. Will try and find it online.

This was so delicious! Thank you for sharing!

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Turns out instant ramen is good for more than just soups.

Crunchy Mandarin Orange-Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 8

Cost: $7.53 /serving

Author : Lauren Miyashiro

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