Description
One Pot Pesto Chicken Zucchini Noodles are a delicious, simple dinner. Naturally gluten free, this meal comes together in under an hour!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut in ½ in cubes)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lb halved cherry tomatoes (about 4 cups)
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Kale Cashew Basil Pesto
- 2 large zucchini (spiralized with water squeezed out – about 4 cups)
Instructions
- Heat: In a large sauté pan or pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat.
- Brown Chicken: Add the chicken to the pan and let it cook for 10-12 minutes or until you get a nice golden brown color on the exterior. Make sure to stir occasionally to brown all sides.
- Prepare: While the chicken is cooking, halve tomatoes, spiralize zucchini and chop garlic and herbs.
- Remove: Once the chicken is browned, remove from the pan and set aside.
- Sauté Garlic: Add the garlic to the pan. You can spray the pan with olive oil if the garlic is sticking. Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Sauté Tomatoes: Stir in cherry tomatoes, basil, parsley, pepper and salt. Sauté for 5 minutes or until tomatoes are soft.
- Combine: Once tomatoes are softened, stir in pesto and return the chicken to the pan.
- Add Zucchini: Using tongs, gently toss in raw zucchini noodles, coating evenly in tomato/pesto mixture. Saute for an additional 1-2 minutes over medium heat until zucchini starts to soften.
- Serve: Serve warm. You can top with microbial-rennet Parmesan if you’d like!
Notes
To avoid soggy zucchini noodles, squeeze the water out using a clean dish towel until the towel is damp. For meal prep, store the chicken/veggie mixture and raw zucchini noodles separately and heat together when ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cup servings
- Calories: 293 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 419 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
Keywords: One Pot, Pesto, Zucchini Noodles, Chicken, Gluten Free, Paleo, Keto