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A salad that’s a whole meal in a bowl.

Creamy Thai Chicken Salad Recipe - Family Fresh Meals Recipe

I’m kind of on a salad kick right now. On a hot summer day, it’s just so nice not to have to heat up the kitchen to make dinner. I can stay a lot cooler making a salad, and everyone else can stay cooler eating it.

The biggest problem with salads is that they’re not always that satisfying. A bowl of mixed greens and chopped veggies with a nice light dressing on top is cool and refreshing, but it doesn’t really feel like a meal. So you have to make something else to go with it, and then you’re back to that whole heating-up-the-kitchen problem again.

But with this Creamy Thai Chicken Salad, ya got no problems. It’s got meat and veggies all in one bowl – shredded chicken, bell pepper, carrots, cabbage, and green onions, all swimming in a creamy, peanutty, Thai-inspired dressing. All you need is some bread or rolls on the side to make it a complete meal.

Creamy Thai Chicken Salad - Bell pepper, peanuts, onions, red cabbage, diced chicken, cilantro, peanut butter, carrots, mayo

If you start out with cooked, shredded chicken, you can make this salad in maybe 15 minutes from start to finish. This works out great if you happen to have a few leftover chicken breasts in the fridge. (And if you want to make sure you do, plan ahead by cooking up a few extra breasts next time you make chicken. Shred them up, and you’ve got your next meal practically ready to go.)

 

Creamy Thai Chicken Salad

For the Salad
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded and cooled
1 red pepper, finely diced
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
1/4 cup green onion, diced
1/3 cup cilantro, chopped, loosely packed
1/3 cup peanuts, chopped

For the Sauce
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup peanut butter, smooth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
pepper and salt, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large bowl, mix together shredded chicken, bell pepper, carrots, cabbage, green onion, cilantro and peanuts.
Creamy Thai Chicken Salad - Bell pepper, peanuts, onions, red cabbage, diced chicken, cilantro, peanuts, carrots and bell pepper together in a glass bowl

2. In a separate bowl , combine sauce mixture.
Creamy Thai Chicken Salad - creamy peanut butter sauce mixed in a glass bowl

3. Pour sauce mixture onto the chicken salad and mix until evenly combined. Refrigerate for at least 30 mins.
Creamy Thai Chicken Salad - chicken salad mixed in a glass bowl
Creamy Thai Chicken Salad - Chicken salad served in a flour tortilla on a white plate

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Creamy Thai Chicken Salad Recipe - Family Fresh Meals Recipe
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Creamy Thai Chicken Salad
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
This Creamy Thai Chicken Salad recipe is like a whole meal in a bowl. It’s got meat and veggies all in one, making it the perfect summer meal!
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: Creamy Thai Chicken Salad
Servings: 7
Calories: 249 kcal
Author: Corey Valley
Ingredients
For the Salad
  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and shredded and cooled
  • 1 red pepper finely diced
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 1/4 cup green onion diced
  • 1/3 cup cilantro chopped, loosely packed
  • 1/3 cup peanuts chopped
For the Sauce
  • 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter smooth
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • pepper and salt to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together shredded chicken, bell pepper, carrots, cabbage, green onion, cilantro and peanuts.
  2. In a separate bowl , combine sauce mixture.
  3. Pour sauce mixture onto the chicken salad and mix until evenly combined. Refrigerate for at least 30 mins.

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Nutrition Facts
Creamy Thai Chicken Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 618mg 26%
Potassium 516mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 7g
Protein 19g 38%
Vitamin A 76.6%
Vitamin C 39%
Calcium 4.8%
Iron 6.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Creamy Thai Chicken Salad Recipe - Family Fresh Meals

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  1. Carissa Nelson | Spoonful of Easy says

    June 13, 2018 at 10:48 am

    Love a meal in a bowl — especially one you could pair down to 15 minutes because my kids want me to serve them a meal upon entry to the house. This looks amazing!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    July 9, 2018 at 11:05 pm

    I just made this as written– delicious! I served it over a bed of butter lettuce. Thanks for giving me another delicious main course salad for the summer.

    Reply
  3. Priyanka says

    October 21, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    I made thai chicken salad wrap today for dinner. My six year old loved it and ate the veggies which she would not try otherwise. Thank you for sharing your very nutritious and easy recipes. I am amazed how much effort you put in pulling all these recipes. Great work!

    Reply
    • Corey says

      October 22, 2018 at 1:45 pm

      I’m so happy to hear your daughter loved it!

      Reply

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