Dinner for 5

Asian Chicken Salad

Name: Asian Chicken Salad
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup chopped green onions; 2 1/2 cups shredded lettuce or slaw; 1/2 cup whole almonds; 2 cups shredded carrots; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 2 cups cooked; toasted sesame seeds (optional); 2 chicken breasts; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp minced ginger; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp chinese 5 spice seasoning; 2 cups chow mein noodles

Seasoned chicken is cooked, cooled, and mixed with crunchy lettuce, carrots, almonds, and chow mein noodles.

Typical price

$8.33for 4 servings

$2.08 per serving$8.33 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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105 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
5servings (the source says 9, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners Lunches Summer

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical	0.5	$1.25Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	2.5 oz	$1.75Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.55 lb	$0.61Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical	7 oz	$1.26Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.41

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped green onions
2 1/2 cups shredded lettuce or slaw
1/2 cup whole almonds
2 cups shredded carrots
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 cups cooked
toasted sesame seeds (optional)
2 chicken breasts
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp chinese 5 spice seasoning
2 cups chow mein noodles

Steps

Stir the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, and five-spice seasoning in a shallow dish, then coat the chicken and chill it for 60 minutes.
Heat the oven to 400 F and place the chicken in a lightly oiled 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Bake the chicken for 22 to 28 minutes until it reaches 165 F, then cool it for 10 minutes and shred it.
Combine the lettuce, carrots, green onions, cilantro, almonds, sesame seeds, and shredded chicken in a large bowl.
Toss the salad with any remaining seasoned juices and top it with chow mein noodles.

Swaps

Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.