Asian Chicken and Orzo Salad

Based on 2 reviews

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
3 green onions, chopped
3 cup diced cooked chicken
1 cup water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 (16-ounce) package orzo, cooked and drained
1 (9-ounce) package frozen sugar snap peas
3 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon hoisin sauce
1 (2-ounce) package (1/2 cup) slivered almonds, toasted

Directions

Cook sugar snap peas according to package directions; drain well. In a large bowl, combine sugar snap peas, orzo, water chestnuts, chicken, green onion, and red bell pepper. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and hoisin sauce. Pour over orzo mixture, tossing gently to coat. Stir in toasted almonds. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Recipe Courtesy Paula Deen

Servings: 12
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Paula's Home Cooking/Mar/Apr 2006 issue

Ratings for this Entry:

Submitted on June 6, 2010

This salad is GREAT! A great combination of vegetables with the orzo and a nice 'light'/flavorful dressing! I made this for a chinese dinner party at my house, and now EVERYONE is asking for the recipe!! Thanks Paula, you rock!! (PS - I love using your recipes, the ingredients are usually available in my small town in ND!!)

Submitted on April 4, 2010

I have made this recipe 2 times over the past few weeks. I diced the chicken meat from a store bought rotisserie chicken and substituted edamame for the snap peas. This recipe is great cold as well. My guest all loved it and it is low fat.