Cashew Chicken Noodle Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Mix pasta with chicken, green pepper, and green onions in a large bowl.
• Mix mayonnaise, brown sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt together in a small bowl until well blended. Pour dressing over the pasta mixture and stir well to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate until flavors are combined and dressing is thickened, 8 hours to overnight. Stir in cashews just before serving, or no more than 2 hours ahead.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the chicken, pineapple, celery, onions, grapes and cranberries. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; stir into chicken mixture., In a small bowl, whisk the ranch dressing and mayonnaise. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in cashews.

Steps:

• Cook rice noodles according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic. Add chicken. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute chicken mixture in peanut and sesame oils until no longer pink. Add onions; cook 1 minute longer., Drain noodles; stir into skillet. Add cashews and chili sauce and heat through. If desired, top with toasted sesame seeds.

Steps:

• Toast cashews in oven until nicely browned, then allow to cool.
• Rinse cole slaw mix under cold water, drain well and place into a large bowl.
• Add broccoli pieces, green pepper, and onion to slaw mix and stir.
• Cut chicken breasts into small pieces and add to slaw mix.
• Break ramen noodles into pieces and cook according to package directions, except DO NOT use the seasoning packets, set aside for later use.
• Drain cooked noodles in a colander and rinse under cold water until the heat is removed.
• Add noodles and cashews to slaw mix and stir well.
• In a leak-proof container combine olive oil, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and ONE packet of the noodle seasoning.
• Shake until well blended then pour over slaw/noodle mix.
• Stir well and refrigerate for two hours to chill. Stir again before serving.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
• In large bowl, combine brown sugar, salad dressing, lemon juice, vinegar and salt. Toss dressing mixture with cooked pasta, celery, green pepper, onion and chicken. Chill until ready to serve. Mix in cashews just before serving.

Steps:

• Remove and discard skin and bones from rotisserie chicken. Tear meat into bite- size pieces and place in a large bowl with cashews, celery and onion. Mix together remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir into chicken mixture. Chill for 1 hour to allow flavors to blend. Serve over salad greens or spoon into tomato cups, croissants or pita bread.