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Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Recipe

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 1/17/19Updated: 6/29/22

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Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad in a bowl

This Oriental Chicken Salad is the perfect copycat of the popular Applebee’s recipe.  It’s my favorite salad on their menu and I love making it at home.

Oriental Chicken Salad

Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

When my children were at home we always celebrated their birthday by going out to dinner. The birthday child got to select the restaurant.  For years, it never failed, all four children would select Applebee’s for their birthday, I think it was because they got a balloon, a free dessert and they would sing to them.

There is one thing on the Applebee’s menu that I love and every time I have eaten at Applebee’s I have ordered it, every time.  My family calls me boring but I figure, why mess with a good thing. 

Oriental Chicken Salad with grilled chicken

The menu item that I always order is their their Oriental Chicken Salad and I ALWAYS order it.  I was so excited when I discovered a copycat recipe for the salad, especially now that the kids aren’t at home and we aren’t going to Applebees for their birthdays! I can make it at home anytime I want and it doesn’t have to be someone’s birthday.

Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad recipe

Ingredients Needed

  • Chicken. At the restaurant, the salad is served with a sliced, breaded chicken breast on top.  I have used the frozen, breaded chicken tenderloins or chicken strips from Costco.  They taste just as good and it makes the salad super easy and fast to put together. I also just used grilled chicken breast.
  • Cabbage. A combination of green and red.
  • Romaine lettuce. You can also add in some baby spinach if you prefer.
  • Carrot 
  • Green onions
  • Almonds. Sliced and toasted. You can buy them toasted or just place on a plate and toast in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. Stir halfway through and watch closely.
  • Chow mein noodles. I love the crunch these give the salad (I forgot to add them in the photo)

Tips from Leigh Anne

  • I actually prefer to serve this salad with grilled chicken. I pound my chicken breast into an even thickness,  coat it with some olive oil, salt and lemon juice and let it sit for an hour or so in the fridge.  Then I grill it or bake it in the oven and then slice it up.
  • You can buy your almonds toasted but you can easily toast your own in the oven or microwave.
  1. Oven: Spread out on a baking sheet and place in a 350 degree F oven for 6-7 minutes. Stir half way through.
  2. Microwave: Place in a single layer on a plate and microwave on high at one minute intervals.

Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Dressing

  • Honey
  • Rice wine vinegar. I often just use regular white vinegar.
  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon mustard
  • Sesame oil. Don’t skip this ingredient, it gives the dressing a lot of great flavor.
Oriental Chicken Salad in a white bowl

How to Make Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad

  • Combine all the salad ingredients in a bowl except for chicken..
  • In a small bowl, mix together the dressing ingredients.
  • Dress salad with salad dressing.
  • Top dressed salad with chicken.
Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad Dressing

Try one of these other favorite chicken salad recipes:

  • BBQ Chicken Salad
  • Tex Mex Chicken Salad
  • Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad
  • Sesame Chicken Salad
  • Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
  • Chinese Chicken Salad

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4.67 from 3 votes
Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad in a bowl

Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
This copycat Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad recipe is as good as the real thing.  It’s my favorite salad on their menu and I love making it at home.
serves: 4 servings
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:10 minutes
Total:25 minutes
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Ingredients

Dressing:

  • 6 Tbsp. honey
  • 3 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. sesame oil

Salad:

  • 2 breaded chicken tenderloin or grilled chicken breast
  • 2 cups green cabbage chopped
  • 2 cups red cabbage chopped
  • 6 cups romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1 carrot shredded
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds or just throw a handful in like I do.
  • 2/3 cup chow mein noodles

Instructions

  • Mix together!

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 645kcal (32%) Carbohydrates: 56g (19%) Protein: 32g (64%) Fat: 32g (49%) Saturated Fat: 4g (25%) Cholesterol: 84mg (28%) Sodium: 776mg (34%) Potassium: 861mg (25%) Fiber: 6g (25%) Sugar: 25g (28%) Vitamin A: 9330IU (187%) Vitamin C: 44.4mg (54%) Calcium: 75mg (8%) Iron: 3.3mg (18%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish
Cuisine:Asian
Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad in a bowl
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  1. Ellen says

    Posted on 3/9 at 10:30 am

    Love this salad and made it again last night. I had some mandarin oranges so I tossed those in too. Yummmmm

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  2. Susan says

    Posted on 11/11 at 6:03 pm

    This is one of my favorite dishes, always order when we go to Applebees. thanks

    Reply
  3. Janine says

    Posted on 3/15 at 8:42 am

    This dressing seemed a little tart when I made it for the first time. Second time around, I cut the rice wine vinegar to 2 Tablespoons and upped the sesame oil to 1/2 teaspoon; it was delicious. Since I’m not a fan of regular cabbage, I subbed radicchio and napa cabbage.

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 3/15 at 8:45 am

      Glad you were able to tweak it to your tastes. I’m a fan of tart so enjoy the tartness of it.

      Reply
  4. Bonnie says

    Posted on 8/4 at 3:21 pm

    I absolutely LOVED (note the past tense) the Oriental Chicken Salad from Applebees – until I saw how many calories they packed in it. This recipe looks like it’ll be a lot healthier so I’m excited to try it!
    Thanks for posting it!

    Reply

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