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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Family Friendly
The whole family will love this Asian Crispy Chicken Salad!
Don't believe it? I'm willing to bet you, it's true.
Yes, even if you have very picky eaters!
No more having to make two different meals. No more having to negotiate for bites of food. This simple trick for pleasing picky eaters might just open up new possibilities for you and your family. See more below in Tips section.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
This salad is very simple, made with just 6 ingredients!
Here's everything you'll need:
- Chicken strips. You can certainly make your own but to save time, I like to use good quality frozen chicken strips.
- Spinach. Fresh spinach, or a salad green mix including spinach.
- Cole slaw mix. Including cabbage and carrots.
- Mandarin oranges. These come canned, you will just drain away the juice.
- Dressing. I like to use Asian dressing. Sesame dressing or ginger dressing. Go with your favorite.
- Sesame seeds. Salted sesame seeds add a nice crunch and nutty flavor.
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
This salad is super simple the prep. Here's how to make it, and also make a kid-friendly version.
- Add spinach to a bowl.
- Top with slaw.
- Bake the chicken.
- For kids: offer everything separately on a plate.
- For parents: Add chicken to the salad bowl.
- Top with dressing and everyone enjoys!
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Take the salad ingredients and plate them separately for the kids. Let the kids be a part of the process so they can choose what to put on their plate. Encourage them to try all of the ingredients, just separately.
You might be surprised to find that most kids will eat things like raw spinach leaves, when they're presented separately from other foods, and without dressing.
Here's what this Mandarin Orange Chicken Spinach Salad might look like plated for a kid:
Now, take the same ingredients, layer them in a bowl and add dressing. There. You have a sophisticated, parent-friendly meal that's bursting with flavor and freshness. Same food. Just presented and enjoyed differently.
Here's what this Mandarin Orange Chicken Spinach Salad looks like, plated for parents:
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Asian Crispy Chicken Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 crispy chicken strips frozen, cooked
- 4 oz fresh spinach leaves
- 8 oz tri-color coleslaw mix substitute 4 baby carrots for kids
- 8 oz mandarin oranges drained
- ¼ cup salted sunflower seeds or slivered almonds
- 3-6 tablespoon Asian dressing to taste
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Instructions
- Heat chicken. Prepare crispy chicken strips according to package.
- Layer salad ingredients in serving bowls. Layer spinach leaves, coleslaw mix, mandarin oranges, cooked chicken and sunflowers seeds in serving bowls.
- Add dressing. Drizzle with Asian dressing to taste.
Notes
- For kids: Plate Crispy Chicken Strips with spinach, baby carrots, mandarin oranges and sunflower seeds on the side, portioned separately. Offer a variety of dips to try!
- Dip ideas for kids: Ketchup, Honey Mustard, Buffalo Chicken Sauce, Cheese Sauce, Ranch Dressing
- Any Asian dressing will work. Choose your favorite.
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