![]() This is normally how I consume the Spicy Asian-Cajun Chicken Salad on any given week. What’s great is that if you like to meal prep/plan, you can use the chicken salad to make a croissandwich one day, make a wrap or lettuce wraps the next day, and have it on top of a green salad on another day! Then, assemble the layers: some butter lettuce, followed by spoonfuls of the Spicy Asian-Cajun Chicken Salad, a few tomato and cucumber slices, then close it all up with the top part of the croissant and CHOMP INTO this glorious and delicious beauty! □ Last step – Assemble croissandwich: Toast up a croissant (if you like it a bit toasty) and slice it through the middle horizontally. ![]() Now mix everything until fully combined and you have a largeīowl of delicious spicy aromatic chicken salad in front of you! ![]() And yes, I totally insist that you go out and buy some if you haven’t got this in your pantry already as it does wonders for all sorts of Asian and Chinese recipes! The sesame oil really makes the whole thing so incredibly fragrant and tasty so it is a MUST. Sauces/Condiments: Pour in some low sodium soy sauce, spicy vinegar, and the most important ingredient – sesame oil.Base: Then throw in some dollops of mayo – use low fat if you like but I prefer regular mayo because it’s much more creamier and delicious! Greek yogurt will also work, but again, nothing in my humble opinion tastes better than full fat creamy dreamy mayo in this chicken salad.Aromatics: Add the minced garlic, ginger, and sliced onion.Make the chicken salad: Now it’s time to add the aromatics, the base, and Asian sauces/condiments to bring it all together! The meat using two forks (or your hands). Transfer the chicken breasts once they’re cooked through to a chopping board, and allow them to cool for a couple of minutes.Ĭhicken breasts are cooling, chop up the minced garlic, ginger, and onion.Ĭhicken breasts are cool enough to handle, transfer them to a large bowl and shred Then, add the chicken breasts and cook on both sides for a couple of minutes, turning once, until no longer pink on the inside. By the way, you can also bake them if you prefer and I have included instructions on how to in the notes of this recipe. Seasonings and that the chicken breasts are fully coated.Ĭook: Next, heat a bit of olive oil (or you can use whichever cooking oil you prefer) in a nonstick cooking pan or pan grill. The chicken breasts with some Cajun seasoning, ground cayenne for a bit of □♀️□♀️ We want the whole thing cooked evenly here so don’t skip this step! Chicken breasts have a bad rep for cooking unevenly – dried-out and tough overcooked bottom tips, and juicy perfectly cooked tops. Why are we doing this? Flattening the breasts out helps for more even cooking and prevents them from curling up in the pan too much. By the way, you can also use a rolling pin to achieve this if you don’t have a meat mallet. Then, flatten the chicken breasts out by using the flat side of a meat mallet and pounding on them gently until they are about half an inch thick and even. On a chopping board, then place a chicken breast piece on top, followed byĪnother piece of cling wrap on top. □ HOW TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS SANDWICH IN SEVEN SIMPLE STEPS:īreasts: So first things first – the chicken. So this sandwich is quick and easy to make whenever I’m short on time and need to whip up a quick lunch. The best part about this recipe is that I always have all the ingredients for it on hand already (you probably do too!). Totally makes me want to faceplant right into her spicy creamy chicken filling and big buttery croissant lips like right about NOW. And all that enclosed in the most buttery, soft-on-the-inside and crisp-on-the-outside croissant ever!.…and of course, creamy dreamy mayo for the base – gotta ♡ that mayo!.…… and sauced up with soy sauce, spicy vinegar, and sesame oil.….tossed with garlic, ginger, and onion slices.Shredded Cajun and cayenne spiced pan-seared chicken breasts.And guys, I can honestly say that this is the easiest and most delicious sandwich I’ve made up until now! ❤️❤️❤️ HERE’S WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON: Today, I’m sharing a twist I did on that recipe. A few weeks ago, I shared my Spicy Grilled Asian-Cajun Chicken Skewers recipe with you, which I hope you all loved as much as I do!
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