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Light Asian Chicken Salad

20 Mins
4 Servings

Ingredients

3 cup Premium Chunk White Meat Canned Chicken

1 can water chestnuts, 8 oz., drained and chopped

1 package frozen pea pods, 6 oz. thawed

6 green onions, thinly sliced

1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced

4 cup bok choy, sliced

2 cup Chinese chow mein noodles

1 can Mandarin oranges, 11-oz.

3 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, light

3 tablespoon rice vinegar

1-1/2 teaspoon gingerroot, freshly grated

2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground

Combine classic Asian ingredients like chow mein noodles, Mandarin oranges, and bok choy for a light salad that's as filling as a meal.

Directions

1. To make marinade, drain liquid from orange segments into 2-quart bowl; set orange segments aside. Stir oils, vinegar, ginger, sugar, salt and pepper into orange liquid. Add chicken, stirring well; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.

2. Add water chestnuts, pea pods, green onions, bell pepper and bok choy to chicken mixture. Toss to mix well. Gently stir in reserved mandarin oranges.

3. Serve salad over Chinese chow mein noodles.