A quick and easy way to through together a side dish is to buy dressing, cook up some noodles and add some fresh veggies. That’s the inspiration for this tasty side dish: Asian Chicken Noodle Salad. There is not much to say about this dish, except for two things: Make it your own by adding the veggies of your choice dressing/dipping sauce of your choice & it can be served cold, which is awesome when you want to prep this a head of time.
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg lo mien noodles
- Pre-shredded carrots
- Scallions, sliced
- 1 pkg pre-cooked chicken breast (or left over chicken)
- 1 12oz jar sesame dipping sauce
- Sesame seeds, optional, for garnish
Preparation:
- Cook the lo mien noodles according to package instructions. Strain, rinse and let cool slightly.
- While noodles are cooking, slice scallions and chop chicken breast to the size of your liking and add to bowl with carrots.
- When noodles are cooled enough, add to veggies and top with Sesame Sauce. Toss to coat fully.
- Put in fridge to chill for at least one hour before serving. But can be made a day in advance. Will stay good for a few days, but flavor will fade over time and you may need to add more sauce.
Note: If you are planning a small presentation as small individual servings (as in the photograph), cut lo mien noodles before cooking to achieve more of the bite size strands.
Happy Cooking!
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