Healthy Office Lunch Ideas

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

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!

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Ingredients

Asian Chicken Salad:

2 cups leftover cooked chicken, chopped
10.5 ounce can No Sugar Added mandarin oranges
2 stalks celery, diced
½ cup shredded carrots
1 cup purple cabbage, finely shredded or chopped
2 green onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup sliced almonds
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 large Bibb lettuce

Sesame Ginger Dressing

⅓ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, grated
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.

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.

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