Thai peanut chicken & zucchini noodle bowls are easy to make, healthy, and incredibly tasty!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
3-4boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
1tablespoonoil
salt and pepper to taste
2-3mediumzucchini, spiralized
1largered bell pepper, thinly sliced
¼cupcilantro, roughly chopped
¼cuppeanuts, roughly chopped
sesame seeds , (optional)
lime wedges, for serving
Sauce
⅓cupcreamy peanut butter
4tablespoonswater
4tablespoonslow sodium soy sauce
½teaspoonsesame oil
2teaspoonsbrown sugar
¼ -½teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
Drizzle a large skillet with oil and bring to medium heat on stove. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Add chicken to pan and cook 4-6 minutes on each side until browned on the outside and cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board or platter and allow to rest.
Whisk together all sauce ingredients.
Steam or boil zucchini noodles and pepper til just tender (you can also put them in a large bowl and microwave them for about 2-3 minutes for a shortcut!)
Assemble bowls with zucchini noodles and peppers on the bottom. Dice chicken and assemble on top of zucchini and peppers. Drizzle sauce over the top and sprinkle with cilantro, peanuts, and sesame seeds. Serve immediately. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing on top if desired.
Notes
My spiralizer comes with three blades, for this recipe I used the thin spiral blade.