Diabetic Dish of the Week - Oriental Chicken and Spinach Salad

This week's Diabetic Dish of the Week is - Oriental Chicken and Spinach Salad. Spinach, Chicken, Mandarin Oranges, Almonds, and Oriental Dressing make up this delicious and Diabetic Friendly Recipe. Included is the recipe for the Oriental Dressing. Another Delicious and Healthy Recipe from the CooksRecipes website (http://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html). The Cooks site has a huge selection of recipes for all cuisines and tastes. So check it out today. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2018!


Oriental Chicken and Spinach Salad
An easy to make Oriental dressing adds flavor appeal to a colorful blend of spinach, chicken, mandarin oranges and almonds.

Recipe Ingredients:

Dressing:
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful*
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon grated ginger root

Salad:
1 (6-ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
2 cups cooked cubed chicken breast
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup toasted slivered almond

Cooking Directions:
For Dressing: Whisk all ingredients until combined. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.
For Salad: Gently toss all ingredients in large salad bowl. Add dressing and toss to combine.
Makes 6 servings.

*May substitute 2 1/4 packets Equal sweetener.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): calories 227, protein 16 g, carbohydrate 9 g, fat 15 g, cholesterol 36 mg, sodium 179 mg.
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