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Creamy Sundried Tomato + Parmesan Chicken Zoodles
This Creamy Sundried Tomato + Parmesan Chicken Zoodles dish combines tender chicken thigh strips with a rich, creamy sauce featuring sun-dried and fresh tomatoes, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. The sauce coats zucchini noodles, offering a lighter alternative to traditional pasta while still providing satisfying creaminess and a hint of spice from red chili flakes. It's a balanced meal that blends hearty protein and fresh vegetables into a flavorful skillet preparation.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
480 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ lb chicken thigh fillet cut into strips, skinless
- 4 oz tomato chopped *See Notes, fresh, semi-dried strips in oil
- 3.5 oz sun dried tomatoes chopped, jarred, in oil
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 1 ¼ cup thickened cream reduced fat or full fat (or half and half)
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese shaved
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon basil dried seasoning
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes adjust to taste
- 2 large zucchini or summer squash, use a vegetable grater if you don't have a Zoodle grater, made into zoodles
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a pan/skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken strips and sprinkle with salt. Pan fry until the chicken is golden browned on all sides and cooked through.
- Add both semi-dried and sun dried tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the oil from the jar (optional but adds extra flavour), and add the garlic; sauté until fragrant. (While the chicken is browning, prepare your Zoodles with a Zoodle maker OR with a normal vegetable peeler.)
- Lower heat, add the cream and the Parmesan cheese; simmer while stirring until the cheese has melted through. Sprinkle over salt, basil and red chilli flakes to your taste.
- Stir through the Zoodles and continue to simmer until the zoodles have softened to your liking (about 5-8 minutes) and serve.
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Notes
- If semi-dried tomato strips aren't available, replace them with additional jarred sun-dried tomatoes.
- Adding a tablespoon of oil from the sun-dried tomato jar intensifies the flavor, but this is optional.
- Adjust the red chili flakes according to your preferred spice level to balance the dish's heat.
Nutrition Information
Calories
480kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
172mg
(57%)
Sodium
434mg
(18%)
Potassium
1.277mg
(0%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1.561IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
56mg
(62%)
Calcium
219mg
(22%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 480kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 172mg | 57% |
| Sodium | 434mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 1.277mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1.561IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 56mg | 62% |
| Calcium | 219mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.