Chicken Zucchini Pasta (Low Calorie, High Protein)
Bring in Asian flavors with this low-calorie, high protein chicken zucchini pasta. It's sweet, umami, and spiced.
Servings: 3 plates
Ingredients
Chicken and Noodles
- 1 chicken breast cubed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 white onions spiralized
- 4 small zucchini spiralized
Sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce low sodium
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- First, pat dry spiralized zucchini with a paper towel.
- Heat olive oil in a wok over medium heat and add in the chicken. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add onions and cook for 4-5 minutes until they’re tender. Make sure you’re stirring throughout the whole time.
- Stir spiralized zucchini and continue cooking for another 2 minutes or so.
- While cooking, combine together the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add in the sauce, stir and continue cooking for another 5 minutes until zucchini is tender and chicken is cooked, and the sauce has thickened a little bit.
- If there is still too much liquid, just add in more cornstarch.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 plate (12 oz) | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 728mg | Fiber: 3.6g | Sugar: 20g