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One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured

Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad

from www.melskitchencafe.com

It ranks #59 of 61 for crust crunch among the orange chicken recipes we compared. 42 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.6★.

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes6
each$1.80
kcal273
levelbeginner
Needs:chow_mein_noodlesAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.

this recipe typical
liquid0%0%
aromatics54%1%
sweetener3%4%
fat3%0%

Where it stands out

  • #3 of 61 for saltiness
  • #59 of 61 for crust crunch

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

32 g2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
45 g3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 g1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger (see note)
27 g2 tablespoons olive oil
4 g1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 g1-2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce (see note)
3 g1 clove garlic (finely minced or pressed through a garlic press)
21 g1 tablespoon honey
Salt and pepper to taste
315 g3-4 cups shredded cabbage (can use coleslaw mix)
105 g3-4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
624 g2 cans (11-ounces each) mandarin oranges (drained)
420 g3 cups cooked chopped chicken
450 g3 green onions (chopped)
135 g1-2 cups chow mein noodles or toasted (chopped almonds (or both))

Method: 3 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Used coconut aminos for soy, OJ for honey, and almonds instead of chow mein, in order to tweak this to be Whole30 compliant… still delicious!  Used fresh clementines instead of canned mandarins because that’s what I had on hand. Made two batches and had the se” — a cook, 5.0★
“OK, I commented when you first posted this recipe 2 years ago, but I just have to tell you that I make this practically every week, especially in the summer when it's too hot to cook (We are melting here in Phoenix - it was 120+ degrees the other day - what?? ” — a cook, 5.0★
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