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Thai-style peanut noodle salad
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Thai-style peanut noodle salad

Cold rice noodles, crunchy veg and chicken in a zingy peanut dressing.

Time 20 min
EffortEasy
Per serving$2.55
Calories422 kcal

Cost at typical Canadian prices for what the recipe uses. Your shop's live price is shown when you tap through from your list.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts300 g
  • Rice noodles200 g
  • Cucumber1 cucumber
  • Carrots150 g
  • Creamy peanut butter60 g
  • Soy sauce30 ml
  • Limes1 lime

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Peanuts, Soya, Gluten.

Always check the label. Products vary by store and brand, so check what you actually buy for allergens and anything else you avoid.

Nutrition per adult portion
422
calories
26g
protein
50g
carbs
13g
fat
4g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Cook the rice noodles following the pack instructions, then rinse under cold water until cool and drain well.200 g rice noodles
  2. Season the chicken and fry in a little oil over a medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes a side, until cooked through. Cool slightly, then slice.300 g boneless skinless chicken breasts
  3. Make the dressing. Whisk the peanut butter with the soy sauce, the juice of the lime and 2 to 3 tablespoons of hot water until smooth and pourable.60 g creamy peanut butter30 ml soy sauce1 lime
  4. Cut the cucumber and carrots into thin matchsticks, or grate the carrot. Toss the noodles, vegetables and chicken with the dressing and divide between lunchboxes.1 cucumber150 g carrots
The trick that makes it

A pinch of chili flakes and a little honey in the dressing make it taste like a proper Thai salad.

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