Asian Chicken Salad {recipe}

"Mom, this is just like a Panera salad!" - Dylan

And that was just the beginning.

"This is the best salad I've had." "This is great." "I'm going back for seconds, maybe thirds."

I guess Dylan REALLY liked this salad. Payton didn't like the snow peas {crazy girl} but liked the rest of the salad. I thought it was pretty good. A nice change from our regular "go to" salads.

I started out with this salad dressing,

and searched online for Asian salad recipes that I could blend together to come up with my own version.

Asian Chicken Salad

{mainly adapted from this recipe here}

2 romaine hearts, chopped

2 large carrots, shredded

1 can mandarin oranges, drained

1 large handfull snow peas, trimmed and cut on the diagonal

1/8 cup sliced almonds, toasted

2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cooked and sliced**

Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame Lite Dressing

1 package ramen noodles, crushed

Directions:

Toss all ingredients (except the ramen noodles) together.

Sprinkle with ramen noodles right before serving.

**I marinaded the chicken in the same dressing for a couple of hours before cooking.