Thai Noodle Salad

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The older your kids get, the more difficult it is to make a school lunch your kids will be happy with.  Now that my son is a senior, he is not interested in the cute little “bento” sandwiches any more, so my days of cutting star-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are over.  (Excuse me while I have a moment of silence for those cute little sandwiches.)  His palate is more “sophisticated” now, so he prefers “grown-up” cuisine for lunch (snort). Since I am not running a 24-hour/five-star diner around here (old family joke), my son gets what he gets (usually a turkey sandwich and fruit), but every now and then I try to jazz things up for him (I’ve got to win that Mother-of-the Year award somehow, right?).  This Thai Noodle Salad with chicken, vegetables, and noodles, then drizzled in a tangy-sweet peanut dressing, is exactly what his “sophisticated palate” craves…but now I have another problem.  This fancy food can’t be shoved into a baggie, so I had to come up with a new lunch packing solution.  Fortunately, I keep everything packaged nicely in Snapware® Total Solution food storage containers, so now this kid is getting a fancy lunch in fancy containers.   (I’ll take that Mother of the Year award now, thank you very much.)

{This is a Snapware®/World Kitchen sponsored post, but this recipe and my ideas are 100% my own.}

Snapware® Total Solutions

Snapware® Total Solution offers food storage containers in lots of shapes and sizes, so I can put almost anything into his lunch, including Thai Noodle Salad.  The snaps on the side of the containers are easy open/easy close, keeping everything safely sealed inside without spilling.  I also like the Snapware® ice packs, which are thinner than most ice packs, fit right inside the Snapware® Total Solution containers, and keep food cold for up to four hours.  Most importantly, I like that Snapware® containers go from refrigerator to his lunchbox, then his lunchbox to the dishwasher.  Easy to use and easy to clean up!  My set includes:

• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 3.01c/712mL Small Short Rectangle
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 5.02c/1.18L Small Medium Rectangle
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 8.39c/1.98L Medium Short Rectangle
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 1.34c/317mL Small Medium Square
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 5.35c/1.26L Medium Short Square
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 3.86c/914mL Medium Short Round
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 1.21c/286mL Small Short Round
• Snapware® Total Solution Plastic 2.01c/476mL Small Tall Round
• Snapware® Small Rectangle Ice Pack 2 pack
• Snapware® Medium Square Ice Pack 2 pack

I was able to use one Snapware® Total Solution container for his salad (with an ice pack to keep it cold), another for his grapes, and I could have used Snapware® containers for dessert, potato chips, and more.   I could even use it for a #ThrowbackThursday star-shaped Peanut Butter & Jelly if I want to!

Thai Noodle Salad

This recipe makes enough salad for 3-4 meals, which worked out perfectly, as I had enough for my sons lunch, plus lunch for my husband and myself…all stored in Snapware® Total Solution containers, of course.

• 1 Package Spaghetti Noodles
• 2-3 Cooked Chicken Breasts
• 1 Cucumber
• 1 Red Pepper
• 1 Green Onion
• 3 Tbsp. Honey Roasted Peanuts

Peanut Dressing

• 3 Tbsp. Smooth Peanut Butter
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. Honey
• 2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 tsp. Finely Zested Fresh Ginger
• 1 tsp. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

Cook the pasta according to package directions.  When finished, drain and set in the refrigerator to cool.  Cut the chicken breast into small bite-size pieces and set aside in a bowl.  Finely chop the cucumber or use a spiral slicer to make cucumber noodles. (Note:  If you make cucumber noodles, they blend into the salad and picky eaters will never know they are there!)  Finely chop the red pepper and green onion.   When the noodles are cool, mix the chicken and vegetables into the noodles.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and lime juice.  Mix in the zested ginger.  Pour the dressing over the chicken and noodles, and toss together so the dressing coats all the ingredients.  Sprinkle the peanuts on top whole, or if you want to get fancy, chop the peanuts into small pieces, then toss into the salad.  Refrigerate or keep cold until ready to eat.

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