Chicken and Asian Slaw

Name: Chicken and Asian Slaw
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Recipes, Asian Salad Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple; 2 cups sliced bok choy; 2 cups shredded red cabbage; 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sesame ginger salad dressing, divided; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)

This meal is always a hit, and it goes together so quickly. Sesame ginger salad dressing adds refreshing flavor to this pairing of broiled chicken and an exotic homemade coleslaw. —Melissa Jelinek, Apple Valley, Minnesota

Ingredients

2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
2 cups sliced bok choy
2 cups shredded red cabbage
1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sesame ginger salad dressing, divided
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)

Directions

Preheat broiler. In a large bowl, combine pineapple, bok choy, cabbage and 1/3 cup salad dressing; toss to coat.
Place chicken in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Brush both sides of chicken with remaining salad dressing. Broil 3-4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°.
Divide slaw among four bowls. Slice chicken; arrange over slaw. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 302 calories, 13g fat (3g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 433mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 2g fiber), 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Jerk Chicken and Slaw in Taste of Home December/January 2011

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CarlyFace

Aug 24, 2019

This salad is delicious and ridiculously easy to prepare. I’ll often marinate the chicken in ginger teriyaki sauce and have my husband grill it when it’s hot and I don’t want to turn on the oven. When we have company, I’ll often serve this salad with egg rolls, dumplings, or crab rangoons.