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Chicken Salads Recipes

Classic chicken salad, Chinese-style crunch bowls, and Southwestern lime versions the Pepper community makes for lunch prep and picnic sandwiches.

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Joan’s on Third Chinese Chicken SaladDinner

Joan’s on Third Chinese Chicken Salad

Check out this classic LA recipe to see what all the hype is about🤤

20 min550 cal40 g proteinServes 4454 saves
Gabriella QuilleGabriella Quille

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Chicken breast
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup Canola oil
  • 1/4 cup Olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup Rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tbsp Honey mustard
  • 1 head Iceberg lettuce
  • 1 cup Wonton strips
  • 2 cups Crispy rice sticks
  • 1/2 cup Toasted slivered almonds

Instructions

  1. 1Thinly slice your chicken breast to 1/4” then whisk egg and milk and place in a shallow bowl. Combine flour and salt and add to another shallow bowl then finally add Panko to a third bowl.
  2. 2Dredge the chicken in the flour, then dip into the egg wash, and finally coat in Panko. Once all chicken is coated, add oil to a small skillet over medium heat and cook chicken on each side for about 2 1/2 minutes. Allow chicken to cook then thinly slice.
  3. 3Chop iceberg into small strips then add to a large bowl.
  4. 4Prepare dressing by adding olive oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey and honey mustard to a jar and shake well. Pour dressing over iceberg and toss to coat.
  5. 5Add wonton strips, crispy rice sticks, slivered almonds, and sliced chicken the toss again and serve!

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Why Chicken Salad Is a Perfect Lunch Format

One rotisserie chicken plus mayo, celery, and grapes makes four days of sandwiches — the highest lunch-per-effort ratio in the fridge.

Cooks on Pepper vary the base — Greek yogurt, tahini, pesto, avocado — to lighten it, spice it, or make it feel new after three lunches in a row.

The recipes here are the community's lunch-prep MVPs and the reason a leftover chicken breast never goes to waste.

Quick Tips

  1. 1

    Rotisserie chicken saves time

    One store-bought bird is four days of chicken salad.

  2. 2

    Greek yogurt swap

    Sub half the mayo for Greek yogurt — same creaminess, more protein, less fat.

  3. 3

    Add a crunch

    Celery, apple, or slivered almonds — every great chicken salad has a texture element.

  4. 4

    Chill an hour before serving

    Flavors meld — chicken salad tastes better after an hour in the fridge.

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