Dinner for 2
Spicy Peanut Chicken Salad
This cold noodle salad combines chicken and crisp vegetables with a spicy peanut, soy, ginger, and garlic sauce.
$14.54for 4 servings
$3.64 per serving$14.54 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: pinchofyum.com
- 15 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings (the source says 6, which counts pieces)
- $$$typical cost tier
ThaiDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinnersLunchesNo-cookSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.78Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.31Typical price |
| Zucchini and summer squash$1.79/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.50Typical price |
| Broccoli$1.99/lb typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.59Typical price |
| Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $1.09Typical price |
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 1.25 oz | $0.16Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2 oz | $1.44Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.10Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.27 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Soy sauceVinegarHoney or maple syrupSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup julienne red and yellow pepper
- 1 cup shredded or julienne carrots
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1 cup chopped or shredded cooked chicken breast
- 8 oz cooked soba noodles or whole grain linguine
- 5 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp sesame or canola oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 minced small red thai chili pepper
- 1/3 cup peanuts
Steps
- Whisk the soy sauce, water, peanut butter, oil, vinegar, ginger, honey, sugar, garlic, and chili in a small bowl.
- Place the noodles, chicken, peppers, carrots, zucchini, broccoli, and green onions in a large bowl.
- Pour the sauce over the noodle mixture.
- Toss until the noodles and vegetables are evenly coated.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Sprinkle the peanuts over the salad and chill for 5 minutes.
Swaps
- Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.
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