Deli Chicken Recipes
Thai Chicken Salad
Creamy peanut sauce turns deli-roasted chicken into a super quick and special Thai Chicken Salad.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
- Dash of ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
Salad
- 1 (3 pound) deli roasted chicken
- 4 cups shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 8 medium green onions, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
- 1 (6 ounce) package wide chow mein noodles
- 1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts
Instructions
Peanut Sauce
- In small bowl, mix all ingredients with wire whisk until smooth.
Salad
- Remove chicken from bones; cut into bite-size pieces (about 3 cups).
- In large bowl, toss lettuce, chicken, parsley and onions.
- Place lettuce mixture on center of large serving plate.
- Arrange noodles around edge of plate.
- Sprinkle peanuts over lettuce mixture.
- Drizzle sauce over salad.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 600 (Calories from Fat 310); Total Fat 34g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 110mg; Sodium 950mg; Total Carbohydrate 28g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 7g); Protein 45g
Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 6%; Iron 25%
Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker