Asian Chicken Cabbage Salad

Because of New Years this week, it has gotten me in a certain theme for my cooking. Asian flavors always tend to make it's way into a lot of my cooking anyways! And as you have noticed, a lot of my mom's recipe's make it on this blog, and this one is one of her's too! Grew up eating this salad all the time, and it's still one of my favorite salads to eat!

Asian Chicken Cabbage Salad

Serves approx. 8

Make ahead and set in fridge over night or chill for about 4 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 pkg. Top Ramen Noodle seasoning
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 Tbsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tsp. sesame oil

• 1 head of cabbage, shredded
• 1 package of chicken Top Ramen Noodles, broken into little pieces
• 2 cups of cooked chicken
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• Toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Whisk the first 7 ingredients in a bowl (or shake ingredients in a salad dressing bottle)
2. Mix cabbage, dry Ramen noodles, chicken, and green onions in a big bowl.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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Brown Rice Fried Rice

Growing up, my mom made us fried rice all the time, seemed like a staple meal for our family! With my mom being Japanese, we grew up eating a lot of different kinds of Japanese food, we were spoiled! That honestly made all of my siblings and I to be good eaters! I was usually picky about onions and bell peppers, but now as I'm older, I don't mind as much.

This fried rice recipe is super easy! All items were things I already had in my fridge! You only need one skillet or pan and a wooden spoon, and don't need to dirty up other dishes.

There are so many "Better Than Take-Out" fried rice recipes all over Pinterest but this recipe really IS better than take-out! It's made with brown rice and I like to garnish it with green onions on top instead of putting chopped onions inside it. I like the flavor more that way.

Brown Rice Fried Rice

serves approx. 4-6

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
• 1 12 oz. bag of frozen peas and carrots
• 3 eggs
• 2 cup of cooked shredded or diced chicken (or shrimp)
• 4 cups of cooked brown rice (we usually have this on hand in the fridge)
• 1/3 cup of lite soy sauce
• 1 bunch of green onions, minced

Directions:

1. Heat up the sesame oil in a large skillet.
2. Add in the frozen peas and carrots, stir for 1-2 minutes.
3. Crack the eggs right into the skillet and stir with the veggies until cooked.
4. Add in your chicken and brown rice, let it cook, or "warm up",  for about 4 minutes.
5. Pour in the soy sauce and mix till it's all incorporated.
6. Serve in a bowl and garnish with green onions.

Enjoy!

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