Chinese chicken salad trader joes

TJ's Grandma’S Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese chicken salad trader joes

Chinese chicken salad trader joes

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  • 1 pkg TJ's Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenders
  • 1/2 cup TJ's Flour
  • TJ’s Salt & TJ's Pepper
  • 2 Tbsp Canola Oil
  • 1 bag TJ's Butter Lettuce & Raddicchio Salad Mix
  • 1/4 cup TJ's Green Onions (include bottom white sections), chopped
  • 1/2 cup TJ's Unsalted, Dry Toasted Slivered Almonds
  • 1/2 cup TJ's Sesame Sticks
  • 2 Tbsp TJ's Organic Cilantro, chopped
  • 6 Tbsp TJ's Canola Oil
  • 4 Tbsp TJ's White Balsamic Vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp TJ's Sugar (or 2 Tbsp TJ's Sugar, 2 drops TJ's Organic Liquid Stevia)
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tsp TJ's Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
  • 2 tsp TJ's Salt
  • 1/2 tsp TJ's Pepper

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Chinese chicken salad trader joes

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Easy Trader Joes Asian Chicken Salad | Simple Nourished Living

8 ratings · 15 minutes · Gluten free · Serves 1

Chinese chicken salad trader joes

A delicious quick and easy Weight Watchers Lunch Idea: Trader Joe's Asian Chicken Salad Recipe is quick to make with no cooking for 6 Points Plus

A delicious quick and easy Weight Watchers Lunch Idea: Trader Joe's Asian Chicken Salad Recipe is quick to make with no cooking for 6 Points Plus

2 tbsp Style spicy peanut vinaigrette, Asian

Chinese Inspired Chicken Salad: 4/10

After making my way through lots of the pre-made wrap section, I needed to start to review the pre-made salad section and this was one of the first salads on my list! I have to say I was disappointed with this one. There really was not much to it – green cabbage, chicken, snow peas, crunchy noodle pieces, and a sesame soy dressing. The dressing was pretty good and flavorful but not as good as Chinese chicken salad dressing I’m used to. The salad as a whole definitely left me wanting more flavor. The chicken is what dropped this salad in score a whole lot. Chicken in prepared packaged meals is always hit or miss and this chicken was a miss. The rib meat made it too chewy and overall bland and didn’t taste fresh. I feel like I could make a homemade salad that I would enjoy much more than this but it is a very easy, quick meal that’s great for on the go meals. It’s $4.69 for this salad.

Have you tried it yet? What’s your favorite salad at TJs?

Trader Ming's Chinese Inspired Salad With Chicken

How did I end up eating a Chinese inspired chicken salad (can they just simplify the name and call it what it is) and photographing it in the bathroom of my Airbnb? Sleep deprivation and travel, my friends. It's travel tradition for A and I to venture to a Trader Joe's basically anywhere they exist in the continental US. If you can't tell from the photo, we made it to one in Dallas about twenty minutes before closing time in search of light food for the night. Sleep deprivation and travel lowered my defenses and ramped up my indecision - he chose this. Not me. Husbands...sigh. :P

1) I used to like that TJ's labeled products by their "cultural TJ name." Like it's cute. But at what point is it not okay to do that? It's perfectly fine to label something from France "Trader Jacques." Like puff pastry or sliced brioche (which are actually just labeled Trader Joe's FYI). But is it ok to label something "Chinese" that is but isn't Chinese?* Anyhoo, TJ's seems to be shying away from that. Recent new products, especially the ones that look remotely "ethnic." carry the standard TJ's label. 

*It isn't "authentically" Chinese, like from China or something a person from China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/etc. would eat in their cultural. But it is "Chinese" because it's what people know in America as Chinese. So much time spent on clarifying labels. Bah. 

2) Methinks TJ's is trying to be more culturally sensitive while appealing to middle America. Hence Chinese inspired versus a Chinese chicken salad label. So to find all of that plus a "Go Texan" emblem on TJ's packaging is a little amusing. 

At the end of the day, it's TJ's take on the classic American Chinese chicken salad. Cuz you sure won't find this on any Chinese restaurant menu or on any salad menu in Asia. Of course there's nothing remotely exotic in this, because in 2019 even if you live in Texas, there ain't nothing exotic about crispy noodles.

Aka free of E.coli. Always a good thing.

1) Not all salads are healthy. To me this isn't, even if it might be considered so in Texas and other parts of the country. And if a salad isn't healthy, why am I eating it? Couldn't I be eating something equally unhealthy and a little bit more delicious? Like Chickfila?

2) It's your standard Chinese chicken salad. Actually I think because of sleep deprivation and travel-induced hunger, I didn't think this was too bad. It tastes like an average fast food chain Chinese chicken salad. What is crunchy is supposed to be crunchy. Of course your traditional crispy wonton strips have been replaced by thinner generic crispy noodles. The dressing has a sweet soy and savory sesame flavor that is different without being too exotic. What can I say, everything is edible. That's all I want in what I perceive as a mediocre salad - food that fills my stomach without making my insides churn.

3) Of course, this salad could be improved if there was something more herb-y to give it freshness, like cilantro or scallion. Then it would be a salad, not a salad you pick when you find yourself trying to be healthy at a fast food place. But to TJ's credit, this salad did taste more fresh than some salads I've had at fast food establishments.

Still can't believe I was convinced to pay money for this. Y'all best believe this is not a repurchase for me.

TL;DR: Trader Ming's Chinese Inspired Salad With Chicken. Did you really make a trek out to TJ's to get a fast food Chinese chicken salad with inferior crispy noodle strips? Put that down and go get you some cookie butter. 5 out of 10. Mantou Joe repurchase? Thank u, next. 


What happened to Trader Joes Chinese chicken salad?

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for a ready-to-eat chicken salad sold at Trader Joe's. The salad dressing involved has been recalled because the "salad dressing may contain hard plastic."

What is Chinese chicken salad dressing made of?

To make the vinaigrette, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, sugar, ginger and soy sauce in a small bowl; set aside. In a gallon size Ziploc bag or large bowl, combine chicken, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper; marinate for at least 30 minutes, turning the bag occasionally.

How much is Trader Joe's chicken salad?

There was too much mayo and the chunks of cranberries were left in huge chunks. The verdict: For $3.99 you are getting over 11 ounces of chicken salad. The chicken salad itself contains large chunks of moist chicken.

What salads are at Trader Joe's?

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