Home Kitchen Grilled Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowls

Grilled Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowl is light, healthy and packed with striking flavor! Juicy marinated grilled chicken, a plethora of fresh veggies and toasted cashews sit on a bed of tender rice noodles and is drizzled with a simple toasted sesame dressing. This dish will serve 6.

A regular here a chilled noodle bowl!

I first had a similar recipe at a restaurant on Lake Charlevoix called The Landing. The first time Pat and I were there was in 2021 when we went to spend the weekend at our friend’s cottage in East Jordan. After looking at the menu, it came down to a hard decision between the fried lake perch with fries and their Asian cashew noodle bowl. I decided to order the lake perch, and vowed the next time I was back, I was getting the chilled noodle bowl. Fast forward 2 years to this past July, when we found ourselves back with our good friends at The Landing. I didn’t even need to look at the menu because I knew what I was ordering.

In it was noodles, toasted cashews, chicken and cucumber drizzled in a flavor-packed dressing. Needless to say it didn’t disappoint.

So I rushed home and made my own version of that memorable noodle bowl the following week. My sister Julie was coming over for lunch and it was the dependable healthy dish for the occasion.

For this Grilled Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowl Gather:

• toasted sesame dressing – Ties this whole noodle bowl together with notable flavor.
• grilled sesame chicken – I used boneless skinless thighs, but thin-cut chicken breasts can also work.
• rice noodles – I used Simple Truth brown rice pad thai noodles. (not sponsored)
• cruciferous slaw – For this I like Mann’s truly food slaw. (again not sponsored)

Optional Additional Toppings:

• avocado
• cucumbers
• shredded carrot
• sliced radishes
• pickled red onion
• green onion
• cilantro
• toasted cashews
• toasted sesame seeds
• crispy wonton strips
• truly anything you want

Make The Toasted Sesame Dressing:

First things first, make the toasted sesame dressing and set off to the side. Click here to see the recipe! I included the printable recipe below.

Marinate the Chicken Thighs:

A lot of the ingredients for the dressing are used in the marinade for the chicken. So while you make the dressing, prepare the marinade as well. I like to marinate the chicken for 30 minutes. While the chicken is marinating, I’ll prep all of the rest of the ingredients.

Including the rice noodles. For this, I use a brown rice pad thai noodle. Make sure to follow the packaging instructions for how go-to to cook the noodles. Once cooked, I rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process, since this is a cold noodle dish.

Grill The Sesame Chicken:

Once the rice noodles are cooked and veggies prepped, I will grill the chicken, and let it rest before slicing.

Build The Grilled Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowls:

Divide noodles, chicken and any other add-ins such as; toasted cashews, shredded carrots, sliced cucumber, pickled red onion and sliced radish, to a large wide bowl.

Drizzle with a few spoonfuls of toasted sesame dressing and garnish with green onion, cilantro and toasted sesame seeds.

Also, because of the added veggies, I do like to season my bowl with a pinch or two of salt.

Enjoy! And if you give this method a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!