Zoodles with Chicken and Spicy Almond Butter Sauce
This recipe for Zoodles with Chicken and Spicy Almond Butter Sauce is low-carb, high in protein and makes veggies flavorful and fun to eat!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 – 1.5 pounds chicken, diced (i usually use a package that’s about 1.25 pounds)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 medium zucchini (about 1 pound)
- 2 cups mixed vegetables (peppers, corn, carrots, broccoli, etc)
- 1/4 cup almond butter (or other nut butter)
- 2–4 Tbsp orange juice (or broth for a less sweet sauce)
- 2 Tbsp sweet thai chili sauce
- 2 tsp sriracha
- 1 tsp fresh ginger or ginger paste (optional)
Instructions
- Saute chicken, garlic and vegetables over medium heat until chicken is cooked.
- Spiralize zucchini. Use a knife or scissors to cut noodles to the desired length.
- Add to pan and heat through.
- Combine last 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Add more juice/broth to thin to desired consistency. Pour sauce into pan and mix well.
- Serve warm
Notes
This is a fairly lightly sauced dish in my opinion. If you like a lot of sauce, add a couple more Tbsp of nut butter and an extra Tbsp of sweet chili sauce and an extra squirt of sriracha and then enough broth to thin to desired consistency.
I tend to leave my sauce a little bit thick because I find it sticks to the chicken and veggies better that way.
