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Oriental Chicken Salad

This delicious Oriental Chicken Salad has great crunch in the lettuce, lightly breaded chicken, chow mein noodles, and almonds mixed with the soft sweetness of the mandarin oranges. The oriental dressing has incredible sweet and tangy flavor, and it’s quick and easy to make.

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Oriental Chicken Salad and Oriental Dressing for Two

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How to make Oriental Chicken Salad

For the Chicken

Dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

diced chicken on a cutting board with a fork and knife.

Dust the chicken pieces with the Drake’s Crispy Fry Mix and shake off the excess.

diced chicken coated in drake's crispy fry mix.

Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat or to 350 degrees in an electric skillet. Click for a 16 inch electric skillet.

Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Drain and cool on a paper towel for just a couple of minutes.

chicken coated in fry mix cooking in a pan.

For the Oriental Dressing

In a small bowl, mix together the mayo, Dijon mustard, oil, sugar, and vinegar. Whisk until well combined. Click for a whisk.

oriental dressing mixed in a bowl.

For the Oriental Salad

Divide the lettuce into two bowls.

lettuce in a bowl.

Then top with the mandarin oranges.

lettuce and oranges in a bowl.
Chicken Salad Mandarin Oranges

Add the almonds and chow mein noodles.

oriental salad with lettuce, almonds, chow mein noodles and mandarin oranges in a bowl.
Salad Mandarin Oranges Almonds

Top with the cooked chicken.

chicken oriental salad with lettuce, almonds, chow mein noodles, chicken and mandarin oranges in a bowl.
Oriental Chicken Salad

Drizzle the dressing all over the salad, serve, and enjoy.

Oriental Chicken Salad drizzled with oriental dressing in a white bowl.
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Oriental Chicken Salad

Oriental Chicken Salad

This delicious Oriental Chicken Salad has great crunch in the lettuce, lightly breaded chicken, chow mein noodles, and almonds mixed with the soft sweetness of the mandarin oranges. The dressing has incredible sweet and tangy flavor, and it's quick and easy to make.
4.74 from 15 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Chicken-Poultry
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2
Calories 847 kcal

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • ½ lb boneless chicken
  • cup Drake’s Crispy Fry Mix
  • 2 Tablespoons butter

For the Oriental Dressing:

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Cider Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon Canola oil

For the Salad:

  • 3 cups romaine lettuce (artisan, or iceberg)
  • 8 oz can mandarin oranges (drained)
  • ¼ cup almonds sliced (or slivered)
  • ¼ cup chow mein noodles

Instructions
 

For the Chicken:

  • Dice the chicken into bite sized pieces.
  • Dust the chicken pieces with the Drake’s Crispy Fry Mix and shake off the excess.
  • Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat or to 350 degrees in an electric skillet. Click here for a 16 inch electric skillet.
  • Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Drain and cool on a paper towel for just a couple of minutes.

For the Dressing:

  • In a small bowl, mix together the mayo, Dijon mustard, oil, sugar, and vinegar. Whisk until well combined. Click here for a whisk.

For the Salad:

  • Divide the lettuce into two bowls.
  • Then top with the mandarin oranges, almonds, chow mein noodles, and cooked chicken.
  • Drizzle the dressing all over the salad, serve and enjoy.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 847kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 35gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 649mgPotassium: 916mgFiber: 7gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 7319IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 4mg
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Chinese Chicken Salad
4.74 from 15 votes (15 ratings without comment)
Recipe Rating




Leah

Saturday 2nd of October 2021

This looks so delicious!

I would like to gently suggest the name be “Asian” instead of “Oriental”.

I can’t wait to try this salad recipe!! Yum!

Fina Zarzar

Monday 7th of June 2021

Do you have a homemade fry mix? I do not buy drakes crispy fry mix.

Zona

Tuesday 8th of June 2021

Hi Fina, I don't have a homemade fry mix but you could try this instead. It won't have the same flavor as the Drake's mix but should give you a nice flavorful crunchy breading on the chicken pieces.

1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

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