Asian Chicken and Rice Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- For the Salad: 1 cup Carolina® Whole Grain Brown Rice
- 1 lb chicken, cooked and diced
- 6 green onions, sliced
- 3/4 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup bean sprouts
- 1 jicama, cut into strips
- For the Sauce: 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 each garlic, crushed
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger root, grated
- 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 Tbsps minced parsley
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare rice according to package directions. Cool.Step 2
Toss all salad ingredients.Step 3
Whisk together peanut dressing ingredients until well blended. Pour over salad and chill for 1 hour.
Chicken and Rice with a Nutty Twist
So you have some chicken and you have some Carolina® Brown Rice, but that’s not exactly the most exciting meal on its own, now is it? Well, that’s what we’re here for. Turn that chicken and rice into a flavor-packed rice bowl with our Asian Chicken and Rice Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe.
Cook up that chicken and rice and watch your rice bowl come to life as you mix in fresh mushrooms, jicama, bean sprouts, and green onions. Now turn it into one of your favorite Asian dishes by topping it all off with the perfect spicy peanut sauce made up of soy sauce, fresh ginger root, sesame oil, and even a bit of crunchy peanut butter. Yes, you read that right: crunchy peanut butter. Our Whole Grain Brown Rice’s nutty flavor and chewy texture pair so perfectly with the spicy peanut dressing that you’ll be looking forward to making this dish again before you’re even finished this bowl. If you’re using a handy machine, just be sure to double check the rice cooker ratio!
Meal Tip: Remember that rice can be used to make sweet treats: check out our various rice pudding recipes!
Other Meal Inspiration
For something with more of a Latin American flavor, learn how to make this arroz chaufa recipe.
