Chinese Chicken Pasta Salad with Sesame Dressing

Alyssa Rivers

A delicious and flavorful salad that is packed with leafy romaine, red cabbage, chicken, carrots, and almonds. The pasta adds a unique and perfect texture and the sesame dressing is perfect on top!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Chinese

Servings Servings

Calories 314 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups chicken cooked and chopped
3 cups romaine lettuce chopped
6 ounce rotini pasta (about 2 cups) cooked and cooled
1 cup red cabbage chopped
1/2 cup red onion chopped
½ cup carrots shredded
1/4 cup roasted almonds
⅓ cup chow mein noodles
salt and pepper to taste

Sesame Dressing:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 Tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

In a large bowl combine chicken, romaine lettuce, rotini pasta, red cabbage, red onion, shredded carrots, almonds, and chow main noodles. Toss and season with salt and pepper.

To make the dressing:

Whisk the vegetable oil, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, dijon mustard, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and salt and pepper. Drizzle over the salad and toss, or pour over individual servings.

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