PESTO ZOODLES WITH CHICKEN
Zoodles are life changing. They can make Italian food part of your daily life. Pesto zoodles takes it to the next level.
Italian food is one of my great food affairs. I say affair because I would consider myself to be food-obsessed. My mind is constantly drifting to food and eating… which sometimes makes it hard to stay healthy. I mean, seriously, how hard is it to be healthy when all you want to do is stuff your face everyday and try every food you see??? The daily struggle is real. I try my hardest to stay on track and theses “noodles” are my pasta savior. Now there’s nothing wrong with eating pasta; my problem is that I want to inhale it in large quantities every day for dinner. Zoodles to the rescue. Bonus is more vegetables. (Dietitian side note: Most people eat far too many refined carbohydrates and not enough vegetables; zucchini are a great replacement for pasta. You could even do half pasta, half zoodles.)
I love ALL food, but Italian cuisine ranks top five. My heart belongs to marinara sauce, but this pesto is making its case to possibly win me over. Pesto zoodles are divine. We make them all the time. One of my best friends, Alyssa, got me a little, handheld spiralizer for Christmas two years ago, and it’s become one of the most used gadgets in our kitchen. Especially since my zucchini plants dominated the garden last summer. At one point, I think Kris was making zoodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
For this recipe I spiralized two medium zucchinis and sautéed them in olive oil with a sliced onion. If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can slice the zucchini lengthwise into very thin strips. (Before sautéing the zoodles and onions, I started cooking the chicken in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.) Zucchini cook pretty fast, and I prefer them more on the crisp side, so I only cook them for a few minutes. When the zoodles are cooked al dente, I stir in the pesto and watch as it heats up and coats the zucchini and onions. As soon as the pesto is incorporated and the chicken is done, time to plate up and eat!
Hope zoodles are as life changing for you as they are for me and will help you enjoy Italian food uninhibitedly.
Pesto Zoodles with Chicken
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Simple spring or summer dinner with pesto smothered zoodles and chicken.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini spiralized
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup pesto see previous post for my favorite pesto recipe
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Juice from half lemon
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Shredded parmesan and pine nuts to garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Place chicken breasts in skillet; season with salt and pepper, add lemon juice to skillet.
- Chicken breasts will take approximately 15 minutes to cook; make sure to flip halfway through cooking. Let chicken breasts rest for approximately 5 minutes before slicing.
- Meanwhile, heat a second skillet over medium heat with 1 tbsp olive oil.
- Add sliced onion to skillet and sauté for a few minutes until it starts to become transparent.
- Add zoodles in with onions and stir to combine.
- Sauté zoodles with onions for about 3 minutes.
- Stir pesto into zoodles and onions and cook for 2-3 more minutes, until incorporated.
- To serve, dish up zoodles and top with sliced chicken. Garnish with parmesan and pine nuts.
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