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Orange Chicken Salad

Published: May 3, 2014 · Modified: Oct 12, 2022 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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Orange Chicken Salad

This orange chicken salad is so good and perfect to eat after a really good workout! It is loaded with dry chow mein noodles, chicken, mandarin oranges, and peanuts. I like to sometimes add some diced avocado to the salad whenever I have ripe avocados in my house.

A salad can get ruined quickly if you use too much dressing on top of it. I've made that mistake a few times whenever I make a salad. Just be careful how much dressing you add to the top of it. If you don't want to use the dressing recipe below a peanut dressing would be really good with this salad also. The chow mein noodles give the salad a nice little crunch to it also. Added in some avocado.

Salad Ingredients: 

Are you curious about what you can substitute for certain ingredients? Check out this section. 

Romaine Lettuce - Sub iceberg, mixed greens, or even coleslaw 

Chicken Breast - Make this salad whenever you have cooked chicken on hand. Rotisserie is also great and so is canned chicken

Green Onions  - no substitute 

Carrot - Use shredded carrots 

Chow Mein Noodles - Instead of Chow Mein noodles you could use thinly cut tortilla strips 

Peanuts - If you are allergic to peanuts use another type of nut that you can eat. Slivered almonds or any other type of nut will be ok 

Mandarin Oranges - Canned pineapple chunks or tidbits is a good substitute

Other Toppings - Diced avocados are really good with this salad

How to make Orange Chicken Salad

For the full recipe, please see the recipe card below. 

Mix all dressing ingredients until well combined; refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

In a large bowl combine the lettuce with chicken, green onions, dry noodles, carrot, and chopped peanuts; mix to combine.

Pour on the dressing; toss to combine.

Top with mandarin orange segments.

Serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings, serving size: 1 cup.

Other  Recipes to Try 

Starbucks Salted Caramel Cold Brew Copy Cat 

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies 

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars 

96 Calorie Mini Mint Cheesecake Bars 

Blueberry Cheesecake

If you’ve tried this Orange Chicken Salad  or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to share on Pinterest

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Orange Chicken Salad


  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Total Time: 20 min
  • Yield: 6 1x
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Ingredients

DRESSING

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons canned mandarin juice
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 3 -4 teaspoons sesame oil
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • SALAD
  • 1 small romaine lettuce
  • 4 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts (shredded or chopped)
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • ⅓ cup coarsely grated carrot
  • 2 cups dry chow mein noodles (can use more or less)
  • ⅓ cup toasted chopped peanuts
  • canned mandarin oranges (drained, reserve 2 teaspoons juice for the dressing)

Instructions

  1. Mix all dressing ingredients until well combined; refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
  2. In a large bowl combine the lettuce with chicken, green onions, dry noodles, carrot,  or chopped peanuts; mix to combine.
  3. Pour on the dressing; toss to combine.
  4. Top with mandarin orange segments.
  5. Serve immediately.
  6. Makes 6 servings, serving size: 1 cup. 

Notes

myWW points: Blue 11; Green 12; Purple 11

Please see the ingredients list above for substitutions.

Avocado optional

  • Category: Easy
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: Asian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup
  • Calories: 350
  • Sugar: 6.7g
  • Sodium: 235.8
  • Fat: 21.3g
  • Saturated Fat: 3
  • Carbohydrates: 19.4G
  • Fiber: 3.9G
  • Protein: 22G

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  1. Determined WW Momma says

    January 25, 2015 at 11:20 pm

    This looks so delicious! I can't wait to make it!

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