SESAME CHICKEN NOODLES

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Forget soggy lunchbox sandwiches and whip up a tasty and healthy chicken and noodle salad for lunch using our pre-made roast chicken recipe

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Categories Lunch

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tbsp tahini
1 lime , juiced
2 tsp soy sauce
2 roasted garlic cloves
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp chilli flakes , plus extra to serve
200g cooked rice noodles
200g leftover roast chicken
1 roasted aubergine
1 carrot , grated
½ cucumber , seeds removed and cut into half moons
½ small pack mint , roughly chopped

Steps:

Whisk together the tahini, lime juice, soy sauce, flesh from the roasted garlic, sesame oil and chilli flakes in a large bowl, adding enough water to make a creamy dressing.
Add the noodles, leftover roast chicken, aubergine and carrot and toss everything to combine, then gently fold through the cucumber and mint. Divide between two containers, then sprinkle over a few extra chilli flakes to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 505 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium