Weekly Menu Plan~Chinese Chicken Salad
Wow! What a week I had last week! Did you enjoy the Dads Rock Giveaway Bash? You can still enter, thru midnight tonight (Monday). I’m just thrilled with the response from everyone.
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Most of last week’s menu plan went pretty well, considering how busy I was. We missed a couple of the planned meals, because I was simply too tired to cook, but it all turned out fine.
Today I’m sharing a wonderful Chinese Chicken Salad recipe. It’s a favorite of ours and great to have during the heat of the summer. I served it during our Graduation Party for Andrew last Sunday, and it was once again, a hit with all.
Chinese Chicken Salad
A favorite summertime salad from HoosierHomemade.com: Chinese Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 head lettuce, torn
- 3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and cut into bize sized pieces (you can also use left over chicken or even a store-bought rotisserie chicken)
- 3 green onions, cut small
- 1 small can Chow Mein noodles
- 1 small package slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup oil
Instructions
- Combine lettuce, chicken and onions, chill.
- Mix and chill dressing ingredients.
- Add noodles, seeds and almonds, right before serving.
Notes
I mix the dressing in a pourable container. And if I’m not feeding a huge crowd and think the salad will get eaten in one day, I serve the noodles and dressing on the side. That way, the salad doesn’t get soggy. This is also a great Make-Ahead Salad.
Here is what we are having this week…
Monday ~ Fettuccini Alfredo, Parmesan Knots, Salad
Tuesday ~ Sloppy Joes, Veggies and Dip
Wednesday ~ Tex Mex Chicken Skillet
Thursday ~ Chef Salad
Friday ~ Bacon Cheeseburger Buns (think I’ll use Crescent Rolls though), Roasted Potatoes
Saturday ~ Out of Town
Sunday ~ Out of Town
Be sure to enter the Dads Rock Giveaways! I will also be hosting a couple giveaways this week on Blog Party!
And tomorrow is Cupcake Tuesday! I’ll be sharing some fun Father’s Day Cupcakes!
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I love this salad. Great picture, too.
Oh yum – this looks wonderful. I so wish we could get crunchy canned Chow Mein noodles in England – they don’t market them here! My mom used to make amazing butterscotch cookies with them too (when I was growing up in Canada).
I’m always on the lookout for a good salad to enjoy during the hot summer months. This is definitely on my list.
This looks great! I bet it would work with red & green cabbage instead of lettuce too!
Your Chinese Chicken Salad sounds like a definite winner!
I really enjoyed entering the Dad Blog Giveaway. I hope I win something for the hubby.
Happy Father’s Day!
I really enjoyed my visit to your blog. Have a great week!
I love this salad. Hubby asks for it frequently. I would love to see you at What’s On the Menu Wednesday this week. Come check it out:)
Great menu plan! Thanks for sharing the recipe for the chicken salad…will give it a try!
Blessings~Lisa
This looks phenomenal! I can’t wait to try this!
I can’t wait to get home and start cooking!!