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Sesame Chicken Cold Rice Noodle Salad Lunches

Sesame Chicken Cold Rice Noodle Salad Lunches

Why not add this simple cold meal prep lunch to your rotation? These Sesame Chicken Cold Rice Noodle Salad Lunches are full of mandarins, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots, sesame shredded chicken, and cold rice noodles for a total meal prep game changer!

Author: Project Meal Plan

Meal Type: Fish Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 161 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 3 cups - cabbage
  • 1 cup - carrots
  • 1 - cucumber
  • 15 ounces cans - mandarins
  • prepared Instant Pot Sesame Shredded Chicken + prepared sesame sauce
  • 4 ounces - pad thai rice noodles
  • sesame seeds, sliced green onions

Instructions

  1. Cook the sesame shredded chicken and sauce, if not already prepared. Keep prepared sauce and chicken separate so you can add them to the meal prep containers as needed.
  2. Cook the pad thai rice noodles according to the box directions, following the minimum cook time listed. Rinse with cold water.
  3. Assemble meal prep lunches: To each meal prep container or bowl, add 3/4 cup shredded cabbage, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 1/4 of the sliced cucumber, 3.75 ounces mandarin segments, 4 ounces sesame shredded chicken, 1 ounce pad thai noodles, and a long drizzle of sesame sauce.
  4. Store: Keep in the refrigerator and enjoy within 4 days.

Nutrition

Energy: 161 kcal | Total Fat: 5 g | Saturated: 1 g | Trans: 0 g | Cholesterol: 13 mg | Total Carbs: 28 g | Fiber: 5 g | Sugars: 17 g | Proteins: 5 g | Sodium: 145 mg | Polyunsaturated: 2 g | Monounsaturated: 2 g

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