Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Chicken and Garlic Alfredo sauce

Name: Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Chicken and Garlic Alfredo sauce
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 stems of kale (use just the leaves); 2 leaves fresh cilantro; 1/8 cup sunflower seeds; 1/2 Tbs minced garlic; 1 Tbs Salt; 1 Tbs Black Pepper; 2 Zucchini (spiralized); 1 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil; 6 chicken strips or 3 pc boneless breast; 1/2 jar garlic alfredo sauce

Remo_Whisks @cook_2770556

Good for making meal sets for the week. Up the amount of ingredients for the larger meals.

Remo_Whisks @cook_2770556

Good for making meal sets for the week. Up the amount of ingredients for the larger meals.

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Ingredients

35 mins

2 servings

2stems of kale (use just the leaves)
2 leavesfresh cilantro
1/8 cupsunflower seeds
1/2 Tbsminced garlic
1 TbsSalt
1 TbsBlack Pepper
2Zucchini (spiralized)
1 cupgrated parmesan cheese
1 Tbsextra virgin olive oil
6chicken strips or 3 pc boneless breast
1/2 jargarlic alfredo sauce

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Steps

35 mins

1

Making the Pesto:
•Add the leaves of kale, chopped if desired, into the blender or food processor. Add cilantro, 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese, pinch of salt, pinch of pepper, and 1/4 Tbs of minced garlic. Blend on low, it should still be coarse.
•Add 1/8 cup Sunflower seeds, continue to blend.
• Add 2/3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil periodically as it blends completely.(The last 1/3 Tbs is for the pan.)
2

Chop chicken into cubes.
• Add 1/3 Tbs of olive oil to the pan on medium heat.
•Add the rest of your minced garlic to pan and simmer for 1 minute.
•Add pesto, chicken and cook through.
•Add salt and pepper to taste.
• After the pesto chicken is cooked, set aside.
3

Peal the 2 Zucchini or dont, and spiralize it.
• 1/4 Tbs of minced garlic to medium heated pan and simmer for a few minutes.
• Add Zucchini noodles and cooked chicken to medium heated pan with garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add 1/2 jar of garlic alfredo sauce to Zucchini noodles and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese. Toss noodles and chicken.
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Total cook time for noodles in sauce should be 5-7 minutes total.
4

Finish dish with the rest of parmesan cheese. Plate and enjoy!