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Healthy Office Lunch Ideas
Need an easy recipe that transforms your favorite Asian Chicken salad into a healthy lunch? Check out these lettuce cups holding the most delicious healthy Asian salad. This gluten-free lunch idea is terrific and leftovers taste so good!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
137 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Asian Chicken Salad:
- 2 cups chicken chopped, leftover cooked
- 10.5 ounce mandarin oranges can, no sugar added
- 2 celery diced, stalks
- ½ cup carrot shredded
- 1 cup purple cabbage finely shredded or chopped
- 2 green onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup almonds sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bibb lettuce large
Sesame Ginger Dressing
- ⅓ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ginger grated, fresh
- 1 garlic grated, clove
- 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, mandarin oranges, celery, carrots, cabbage, almonds, green onions, salt and pepper. Add in ½ cup of dressing and toss to combine.
- Refrigerate dressing for up to 1 week.
- To serve, place ½ cup – ¾ cup chicken salad inside a few lettuce leaves. Fold in the sides, roll to eat.
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Dressing directions:
- In a large bowl, combine dressing ingredients with a whisk. Transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate up to 1 week. Dressing recipe yields approximately 1 cup.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving
Calories
137kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
249mg
(10%)
Potassium
402mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
3720IU
(74%)
Vitamin C
36mg
(40%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving | |
| Calories | 137kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 249mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 402mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 3720IU | 74% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.