Fried plant-based chik'n with warm potato chip salad
Morningstar plant-based chik'n fries are already fried, so you just warm them through while you build a slaw from the potato chips still in the box, tossed with sharp vinegar and greens. Crisp, salty, and done in minutes.
About 240 calories a serving, 8 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 18 g fat. From USDA figures for 80% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 2 handfuls mixed salad greens
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar
From your shelf
- one box Morningstar Farms plant-based chik'n fries
Staples
- 2 tablespoons oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 clove, minced garlic
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add all the plant-based chik'n fries in a single layer and let them warm through without stirring, until the undersides catch light color, about 3 minutes.
- While the fries warm, whisk 1 minced clove garlic with 3 tablespoons vinegar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Tear 2 handfuls mixed greens into the bowl.
- Toss the warm fries gently with a spatula, cooking the other sides until they are heated through and lightly crisped, about 2 minutes more.
- Coarsely crush a handful of the remaining plant-based chik'n fries by hand and add them to the bowl with the greens. Toss everything to coat in the dressing.
- Divide the warm fries between two plates and top with the warm salad, letting the crisp greens and crushed chips intermix with the soft pieces.
Note Swap any greens or vinegar you prefer. Leftovers of plain fries keep in the box in the cupboard; the dressed salad will wilt overnight. Serve this on its own or with a cold drink and a pickle.
On the label
WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B [RIBOFLAVIN], FOLIC ACID), POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, METHYLCELLULOSE, WHEAT FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, RICE STARCH, FRUCTOSE, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM SALT, PEA PROTEIN, SUGAR, PALM OIL, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST EXTRACT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, PEA HULL FIBER, YEAST, DEXTROSE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR
Morningstar Farms, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 80 GRM, package 13.5 oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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