Thai Peanut Chicken, Zoodles & Carrots

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Prep Time: 15mins

Cook Time: 15mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients

4 cups zucchini noodles

(or 1 large zucchini)

2 cups shaved carrots

(or 1 large carrot)

8oz chicken breast

2/3 cup peanut butter

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup soy sauce

1 tbsp garlic

1 tbsp ground ginger

1 tbsp rice vinegar

4 tbsp sesame oil

Directions

In a sauce pan, combine peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, ground ginger, rice vinegar and 2 tbsp of the sesame oil. Cook on medium until sauce thickens. Add sriracha to taste. Turn off burner.

On medium heat add 2 tbsp sesame oil to large pan with garlic and diced chicken. Cook through. Remove from pan.

Add shaved carrots to large pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes to soften. Then added spiralized zucchini noodles and cook for 1 minute.

Add chicken to the large pan, and fold in peanut sauce.

Enjoy!!

This dish is the perfect go-to for a weeknight dinner. It fills those "take-out cravings", while still being a healthy option. If you have cilantro, green onions, sesame seeds, add them as a garnish for extra flavor!

When making the sauce, don't get nervous if the sauce seems too thick or seems like there's too little! The zucchini noodles hold a lot of moisture, and when added to the sauce it makes it more creamy and attaches to the zoodles & chicken nicely.

If you want to substitute the "zoodles" just you can use another type of noodle such as lo mein or chow mein noodles. These tend to be thicker than spaghetti and hold the peanut sauce well. To make the sauce more creamy add 1 tbsp at a time of "pasta water" as needed.

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