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Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad

Beat the kitchen heat this summer with this tasty and healthy Asian-style chicken salad with a little help from Birds Eye® Protein Blends and Tyson® Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast! 

Avoiding heating the kitchen is a major priority for me in the summertime. I’m always on the lookout for things that cook quickly on the stovetop or better yet, the microwave.

Summer is also a time when most of us eat “lighter” because of the heat, so it’s also a perfect time to eat healthier too. It just seems to go hand-in-hand!

One of the healthiest proteins around is skinless chicken breast which is why I simply love the convenience of Tyson’s Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast. It’s 100% white meat, ready in a jiff from your microwave and it tastes great too.

On my last shopping trip to my local Walmart, I saw they had a some new varieties of Birds Eye veggies–Steamfresh with added protein. I like to try new things and was pleased to see there was an Asian variety–and I love anything Asian!

Perfect combo for a healthy dinner

All of the Birds Eye Protein Blends are convenient to prepare too–just pop the whole bag in the microwave. Can’t get easier than that and the added protein makes it a complete and nutritious meal even if you eat it alone!

I thought combining the Asian Protein Blend with some Tyson Grilled & Ready would make a healthy and nutritious salad that was not only delicious, but filling too.

Eat warm or chilled

Since the Asian-style veggies have a distinctive ginger essence to them, I made a quick honey soy dressing to go on the salad. The flavor combination is totally delicious! And the best part is this is all “cooked” in your microwave and is ready quickly.

Perfect dressing for the salad

For some crunch, I added some chow mein noodles. I chose to chill this salad, but it’s equally nice warm.

Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad

• 4 Tyson Grilled & Ready chicken breast fillets
• 1 pkg Birds Eye Steamfresh Protein Blends Asian Style
• 1 cup chow mein noodles-OR-rice noodles (the crunchy kind)
• 2 tbs Asian (garlic) chives (regular will do too)
• Honey Soy Dressing:
• 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce*
• 1 tbs rice vinegar
• 1 tbs honey
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 3-4 drops dark sesame oil

*Regular may be substituted


Mix all Honey Soy Dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Place in refrigerator and chill about 1 hour.


Microwave Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Fillets per package directions.

Microwave per package instructions

Slice in 1/2-inch slices; set aside.


Microwave Birds Eye Steamfresh Asian Protein Blend per package directions. 

Microwave per package instructions

After standing time, place vegetable blend on a serving platter, spreading it in a thin layer.


Place half of the chow mein noodles over veggie blends. Place chicken breast pieces on top then sprinkle with remaining chow mein noodles. Top with chives.


Cover and chill at least one hour.


Serve with dressing on the side so diners may add their own dressing to the salad.


May also be eaten warm if desired–omit refrigeration then and serve immediately.


Serves 4.

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Tyson Grilled & Ready® Chicken Salad with Orange-Cilantro Dressing

If eating well was on your list of New Years’ resolutions, you can do no better than Tyson’s easy and versatile Grilled & Ready® line.

Who has never made the New Years resolution to start living healthy and make smart food choices?

Of course, that’s all of us.  Whether we stick to it is another story entirely LOL!.

But healthy eating doesn’t have to be dull and tasteless. The folks at Tyson have come up with some great products to help you keep that promise.  Their line of Grilled & Ready will help you create meals that are not only tasty and healthy, but that can be made easily and quickly because they have done the cooking for you.  All you do is reheat and add to your dish.

Simple yet tasty salad

The Tyson folks are prepared to help you out here through their Facebook page with versatile tips on their “Just Add This” tab.  There, you’ll get ideas on simple additions that will make your every-day meals more interesting and have daily tips delivered to your inbox.  This program will run from January 2014 through March 2014 and there will also be prizes offered throughout this promotional period.

If you are wondering where to buy Tyson Grilled & Ready® look no further than your local Walmart!  In fact, Walmart is offering these great products on a Roll Back price of $5.87 which started December 31 of last year.

Tyson display at my local Walmart

I bought the Grilled & Ready chicken breast strips because they are versatile and can be used in a number of dishes.  I decided to do a chicken salad with them.

Healthy Ingredients

No, not just another boring chicken salad–this one has character!  What makes this special is the zingy dressing that the breast strips are marinated in and is used on the salad!

Delicious yet healthy Orange Cilantro Dressing

The earthy flavor of cilantro combines with the tanginess of oranges to produce a wonderful flavor which harmonizes so well with the slightly smoky grilled taste of the chicken breast strips.  

Tyson Grilled & Ready® Chicken Breast Strips–no cooking, just reheat!

The dressing also contains fresh ginger and garlic, which are well-known healthy ingredients, honey to replace white sugar, as well as the smarter choice of olive oil instead of plain old vegetable oil.  

Simple but healthy dressing ingredients

Dressing easily made in a blender or food processor

Spinach of course, for color and vitamins, but baby arugula’s robust flavor and chew factor bring all these elements together!

Tyson Grilled & Ready® Chicken Salad with Orange Cilantro Dressing

For more recipes for this and other varieties of Tyson Grilled & Ready® please visit the Tyson official website or follow Tyson on Twitter.

Grilled & Ready® Chicken Salad with Orange-Cilantro Dressing

• Salad:
• 2 cups baby Arugula (aka Rocket)
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 10 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• 8 oz Tyson Grilled & Ready® chicken breast strips
• Dressing:
• 1/4 cup packed cilantro leaves
• 1 tbs diced jalapeno
• 2 tbs lime juice
• 2 tbs orange juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 large cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 3/4 tsp fresh ginger, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 tsp dark sesame oil (optional)

Add all dressing ingredients, except oils, to blender or food processor.  Pulse a few times to coarsely chop cilantro leaves.  With blender or food processor running, slowly drizzle olive oil through the feeder tube of food processor or through hole in the top of a blender.  Add optional sesame oil, if using. Reserve 1/4 cup of dressing for marinade.


Defrost Tyson Grilled & Ready® Chicken Breast Strips per package instructions. Place defrosted chicken strips in a non-reactive (stainless steel, ceramic, plastic) bowl.  Pour the 1/4 cup of dressing over chicken.  Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.


Mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl and distribute evenly between 2 plates. Top with marinated chicken.  Serve with additional dressing.


Makes 2 servings.


Check out this other great and healthy recipe using Tyson Grilled & Ready®

Yummy Roasted Bok Choi with Mushrooms & Chicken

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