Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Chicken and Garlic Alfredo sauce

Remo_Whisks
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
  1. 2stems of kale (use just the leaves)
  2. 2 leavesfresh cilantro
  3. 1/8 cupsunflower seeds
  4. 1/2 Tbsminced garlic
  5. 1 TbsSalt
  6. 1 TbsBlack Pepper
  7. 2Zucchini (spiralized)
  8. 1 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  9. 1 Tbsextra virgin olive oil
  10. 6chicken strips or 3 pc boneless breast
  11. 1/2 jargarlic alfredo sauce

Cooking Instructions

35 mins
  1. 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. 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. 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. 4

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

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