Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe with Ramen Noodles - Housewives of Frederick County (2024)

This Chinese chicken salad recipe with ramen noodles is one of my favorite recipes using traditional Asian ingredients, making it an authentically delicious meal.

With ingredients like fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger root, and fresh mint leaves, this will be a recipe that you’ll want to make often.

Chicken Salad with Ramen Noodles

I’ve always loved a good chicken salad recipe with ramen noodles as well as any dish that’s Asian inspired.

So it just makes sense to put the two together for the perfect salad recipe!

Because I love the freshness of herbs, the crunchiness of nuts, and the distinct flavor of a tangy Asian dressing, I knew I was on the right track.

How To Make This Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe with Ramen Noodles

Once you have all of your ingredients gathered, sliced and chopped the rest is super easy!

Not gonna lie, this recipe requires several ingredients that you might not already have in your refrigerator or pantry.

For instance, I don’t typically have fish sauce, hoisin sauce, or sesame oil sitting around.

BUT after you try this recipe for the first time, you’re going to want to keep these ingredients on hand!

Here’s a great resource on Asian Ingredients for the Pantry along with links to other delicious recipes you can make with them!

For this Asian ramen salad recipe, here are the ingredients you’ll need:

• Napa Cabbage, Sliced – You can also substitute coleslaw mix as a time saver, which will add in some color from the green cabbage, red cabbage, & carrots.
• Ramen Noodles (Dry) – Don’t worry, dry crunchy ramen noodles won’t be crunchy in this salad. The homemade dressing will be mixed in and will soften the ramen noodles. Also, you won’t be using the ramen soup flavoring packet in this recipe.
• Cooked, Shredded Chicken – I recommend boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut up into bite size pieces OR a pre-cooked (timesaver!) rotisserrie chicken shredded or cut up.
• Hoisin Sauce
• Rice Wine Vinegar
• Soy Sauce
• Fish Sauce
• Toasted Sesame Oil – I love anything with sesame flavors!
• Ginger Root
• Green Onions
• Peanuts
• Basil
• Cilantro
• Mint

Step 1. Combine Cabbage, Ramen Noodles & Chicken in Large Bowl

If you’re lazy like me, instead of slicing up a 1/2 head of fresh cabbage, you can buy the pre-shredded coleslaw mix.

It’s okay, I won’t tell anybody!

Be sure to break up the dry ramen noodles (you won’t be using the flavor packets from the ramen soup packages) and use shredded chicken.

Another time saver is to buy a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken.

Step 2. Mix Dressing Ingredients Together

Mix together hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and green onions.

You can mix it together in a bowl or in a jar with a lid so you can give it a good shake.

Step 3. Pour Dressing Over Salad Mixture & Mix Well

Now, top the ramen noodles, cabbage & chicken with your dressing.

Then, toss it well with a large spoon in order to coat all of the salad ingredients.

In this case, it’s okay to mix the dressing into the salad a few hours before serving it because it will soften the noodles and really season the salad.

Step 4. Add Toppings Immediately Before Serving

Finally, immediately before serving your salad, add your peanuts, basil, cilantro, & mint.

Mmmm! This salad is SO tasty!

A Great Lunch Salad, Main Course, Or Side Dish

What I love about this recipe is that it’s super versatile!

For example, the day I made it for this post, it was lunch time and made for the perfect lunch!

But, it can also be served as a main course for dinner or even a side dish!

The Ramen noodles soak up a lot of the dressing, which makes the noodles soft and not crunchy.

The crunchiness comes from the peanuts.

Tips & Substitutions

A couple things I might change for next time:

• Make more of the delicious, tangy dressing to drizzle on top of your salad, adding extra flavor. It’s so good!

Substitutions or Additions to this recipe:

• Bean Sprouts
• Mandarin Oranges
• Cashews instead of peanuts
• Sesame Seeds
• Sunflower Seeds
• Sliced Almonds
• If you can’t find rice wine vinegar, you can use rice vinegar.

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Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe with Ramen Noodles

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