I don’t know about you, but I LOVE zoodles!! If you haven’t heard of them, they are zucchini noodles. Using a spiralizer, they are created quite easily and can be used in place of or in addition to regular pasta.
Believe it or not, my kiddos happily eat their zoodles up, so I definitely try to incorporate it into our meal plan once a week!!
Last week, I made this lemon garlic chicken dish and not only was it incredibly flavorful, but it was simple to make and healthy!! Goodbye pasta carbs, hello zoodles!!
If you love lemon and garlic, this is the meal for you!!
Enjoy!!
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Lemon Garlic Chicken Zoodles
A simple to make, flavorful, healthy dish that can be on the table in no time!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 zucchini, spiralized
- 1 lb chicken breasts, diced
- 2 tablespoon Parsley (fresh or dried)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper (to taste)
- Parmesan cheese (to taste)
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet over medium high heat.
- Add zucchini noodles and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove noodles and excess water from skillet and place in colander to allow to drain.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in same skillet used previously.
- Add diced chicken and cook until no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and parsley to skillet, lower heat to low, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, remaining 1 tbsp. olive oil, garlic cloves, salt, and black pepper.
- Add zucchini noodles back to skillet, as well as pour in the lemon juice mixture.
- Stir to combine all and sprinkle desired amount of Parmesan cheese on top. Serve!!
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 28gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 742mgPotassium: 1299mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 973IUVitamin C: 69mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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Skb says
What is a zoodle and how do you make them?,
Kristin says
Zoodles are spiralized zucchini that forms pasta but is actually zucchini. You can get a spiralizer (see link in the post) for pretty cheap and it easily makes the “zoodles”
Ann says
OMG! I was afraid my picky husband wouldn’t like this and had a backup dinner ready, but he ate every bite! This was so much more flavorful than I expected. I spiraled my noodles early and put them between paper towels on a sheet tray and let them dry out a bit – I think that helped them to be more pasta like and very little water was drained. This is definitely on our “keeper” list!
Kristin says
Yay! Thank you so much for the great comment! I am so glad it was enjoyed by all and great idea on letting the zoodles sit out a bit!
Laura says
Yum yum yum! I doubled the sauce recipe and let it cook long enough to let it thicken and my goodness this was delicious! Thanks for this share.
Kristin says
Yay! Glad to hear you enjoyed! Great idea on doubling the sauce!
Karen says
I am wondering how shrimp would be instead of the chicken…..any ideas? I am planning on making as-is for a group of women. Can’t wait.
Kristin says
That would be great!! The cook time on the shrimp is quicker than chicken, but other than that, works perfectly!
Chuck says
Made this tonight for my bride and myself because she wanted to try the zoodles and lemon chicken and it had very good flavor. Thank you for posting. I will make it again.
Kristin says
Awww, glad you enjoyed it!
Carrie says
Very good, I made it for my family last night and they all loved it! I used fresh basil instead of parsley but other than that I followed the recipe as is.
Kristin says
Yea! So glad you enjoyed it!!
Kristin says
Wow! I never comment on these but holy cow is this delicious! I was not expecting so much flavour! Definitely will be making this again and again.
Kristin says
Yea!! So glad to hear that!! Glad it was enjoyed!
Linda Slager says
Very good and even better the second day.
Kristin says
So glad you enjoyed it!!