Teriyaki Chicken and Spinach Pasta Salad

Name: Teriyaki Chicken and Spinach Pasta Salad
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh baby spinach; 1 lb. farfalle bowtie noodles; 2-3 chicken breasts or 2 cups rotisserie chicken; 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 small can water chestnuts sliced; 1 can mandarin oranges; 2 Tbsp chopped sweet onion; 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce; 1/4 cup oil; 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

4 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:35:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories4109.2 kcal (205%)

Total Fat144 g (206%)

Carbs518.9 g (200%)

Sugars134.6 g (150%)

Protein198 g (396%)

Sodium6271 mg (314%)

Fiber40.2 g (143%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

1 lbfresh baby spinach

1 lbfarfalle noodles

bowtie

2chicken breasts

or 2 cups rotisserie chicken

½ cupdry roasted peanuts

½ cupdried cranberries

1can water chestnuts sliced

small

1 cancan mandarin oranges

2 Tbspsweet onion

chopped

For the dressing:

½ cupteriyaki sauce

¼ cupoil

¼ cuprice wine vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare the dressing by combining all of the ingredients.

Step 2

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain water and add noodles to a large bowl. Toss the cooked noodles in about half of the teriyaki sauce and refrigerate until cooled.

Step 3

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and grill until cooked through. Use two forks to shred the chicken.

Step 4

Combine the spinach, cooked chicken, peanuts, dried cranberries, sliced water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and chopped onion in a large salad bowl. Add the pasta to the bowl and toss to combine. Add additional dressing, to taste.*Note: My favorite brand of teriyaki sauce is "Yoshida's", but any good quality, thicker style teriyaki sauce works best.

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