Skinny Chinese Chicken Salad Bites, 16 calories each!
These make a real delectable appetizer or fun snack. I first tested them on my girlfriends and they scarfed them up in one fell swoop! So fun to serve for an appetizer but equally fun to make for a light lunch or snack! You’re kids will love them too. They’re packed with super healthy, fiber-rich ingredients. The crunchiness comes from the baked Tostitos scoops, broccoli slaw, cabbage, and pea pods. Happily, 3 delectable bites are only 48 calories and 1 gram of fat.
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 36 Chinese Chicken Salad Bites (each serving 3 bites)
Food Facts
Broccoli slaw is a slightly spicy type of coleslaw that’s made with broccoli rather than the traditional cabbage. Broccoli and cabbage are actually very close relatives, so the flavor of broccoli and cabbage slaws is very similar.
Shopping Tips
Many supermarkets sell Baked Tostitos Scoops in the chip aisle. In addition, I’ve bought them at Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Here’s the link to Amazon. One of my favorite Asian style dressings is Trader Joe’s Asian Style Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette. It doesn’t say Light or Lite on the bottle but it is. 2 tablespoons serving has 70 calories and 4 grams of fat.
Another to try is Ken’s Steak House Lite Asian Sesame Dressing. It also has 70 calories and 4 grams of fat for 2 tablespoons.
Prep Tips
The Chinese salad can be prepped earlier in the day. Don’t toss in dressing or fill the Tostitos shells until just before serving.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 1-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
Food Facts
Broccoli slaw is a slightly spicy type of coleslaw that’s made with broccoli rather than the traditional cabbage. Broccoli and cabbage are actually very close relatives, so the flavor of broccoli and cabbage slaws is very similar.
Shopping Tips
Many supermarkets sell Baked Tostitos Scoops in the chip aisle. In addition, I’ve bought them at Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Here’s the link to Amazon. One of my favorite Asian style dressings is Trader Joe’s Asian Style Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette. It doesn’t say Light or Lite on the bottle but it is. 2 tablespoons serving has 70 calories and 4 grams of fat.
Another to try is Ken’s Steak House Lite Asian Sesame Dressing. It also has 70 calories and 4 grams of fat for 2 tablespoons.
Prep Tips
The Chinese salad can be prepped earlier in the day. Don’t toss in dressing or fill the Tostitos shells until just before serving.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 1-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
| SKINNY FACTS: for 3 Chinese Chicken Salad Bites 48 calories, 1g fat, 0g sat. fat, 2mg chol, 3g protein, 6g carbs, 1g fiber, 30mg sodium, 2g sugar |
Skinny Chinese Chicken Salad Bites, 16 calories each!
Ingredients
- 1½ cups (4 ounces) broccoli slaw, chopped fine
- 1 cup purple cabbage, chopped fine
- ⅔ cup cooked chicken breast, chopped fine (boneless, skinless), see shopping tips
- ⅔ cup pea pods, chopped fine
- ⅓ cup scallions sliced
- 3 tablespoons Light Asian Salad Dressing such as Trader Joe’s Asian Style Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette or Ken’s Steak House Lite Asian Sesame Dressing, see shopping tips
- 36 Baked Tostitos Scoops, see shopping tips
Instructions
- Chop the broccoli slaw, cabbage, chicken, pea pods, and scallions into very small pieces. In a large bowl, add all ingredients except the salad dressing and Tostitos scoops. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, toss with dressing.
- Fill each Tostitos scoop with a little salad. It should be enough to make 36 bites.
Nutrition
Serving: 3bitesCalories: 48kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 3gFat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 1Plus Points: 1
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
You could also put those in Mini Filli Shells, but you would probably need 2 packages. The upside is they don’t break as easy as Scoops.
Yes you can. Love this idea Sandie. Thanks so much for sharing!
All the best,
Nancy