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    Almond Butter Chicken With Zucchini Noodles Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    The reason you always keep an extra supply of cooked and shredded chicken breast stocked in your freezer? Almond butter chicken with zucchini noodles is the definitive answer to your dinnertime challenge.

    Almond Butter Chicken With Zucchini Noodles in a black pan with chopsticks.

    Forget overly processed take-out meals; instead, use up your Paleo leftovers to make amazing and satisfying meals. In less than 40 minutes, you will create a dish that will cover your plate with the most delicious almond butter sauce you have ever tasted.

    One requirement here, you must love almond butter, and not just in your keto chocolate almond butter fat bombs. Almond butter, the kind made without sweeteners, is incredibly rich and tasty. It's good to add it to your meals in smaller doses - don't go eating the entire jar at once!

    Combine this with coconut aminos, and you'll create a sauce reminiscent of the peanut-based ones in Chinese or Thai cooking. And this, with a slightly sweet-sour sauce, combines perfectly with freshly spiralized zucchini noodles and chicken.

    Once you discover your love for coconut aminos, you'll soon be making your own Paleo hoisin sauce, marinating lemongrass short ribs, and rolling up a batch of Asian five-spice meatballs.

    This is a delightful meal that can easily be reheated for lunch the following day. Serve it over a bed of mixed greens and shredded radishes, for an extra green, healthful crunch.

    Almond Butter Chicken With Zucchini Noodles Recipe

    Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 20 min

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
    • 3 large zucchinis, spiralized
    • 1 cup carrots, shredded
    • 1 cup cabbage, thinly sliced
    • 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
    • 1 cup bean sprouts
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • Fresh cilantro, minced

    Almond Butter Sauce Ingredients

    • ½ cup almond butter
    • â…“ cup coconut aminos
    • 2 tbsp. raw honey (optional)
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil, melted
    • 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
    • 2 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
    • 2 tsp. chili flakes

    Preparation

    1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the almond butter sauce and mix well.
    2. Melt the coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
    3. Add the garlic, and cook until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes.
    4. Add the carrot, cabbage, and bell pepper; cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until veggies soften.
    5. Next, add the shredded chicken, zucchini, and bean sprouts to the mixture, then cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
    6. Add in the almond butter sauce and stir well; cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
    7. Serve topped with fresh cilantro.

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    Almond Butter Chicken With Zucchini Noodles in a black pan with chopsticks.

    Almond Butter Chicken With Zucchini Noodles Recipe

    For lunch or dinner? That is the only question that should be asked when almond butter chicken with zucchini noodles is on the menu.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 4
    Calories 542 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups chicken breasts cooked and shredded
    • 3 large zucchinis spiralized
    • 1 cup carrots shredded
    • 1 cup cabbage thinly sliced
    • 1 bell pepper thinly sliced
    • 1 cup bean sprouts
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • Fresh cilantro minced

    Almond Butter Sauce Ingredients

    • ½ cup almond butter
    • â…“ cup coconut aminos
    • 2 tbsp. raw honey optional
    • 2 tbsp. coconut oil melted
    • 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
    • 2 tsp. fresh ginger minced
    • 2 tsp. chili flakes

    Instructions
     

    • In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the almond butter sauce and mix well.
      ½ cup almond butter, ⅓ cup coconut aminos, 2 tbsp. raw honey, 2 tbsp. coconut oil, 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar, 2 tsp. fresh ginger, 2 tsp. chili flakes
    • Melt the coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
      2 tbsp. coconut oil
    • Add the garlic, and cook until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes.
      2 garlic cloves
    • Add the carrot, cabbage, and bell pepper; cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until veggies soften.
      1 cup carrots, 1 cup cabbage, 1 bell pepper
    • Next, add the shredded chicken, zucchini, and bean sprouts to the mixture, then cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
      2 cups chicken breasts, 3 large zucchinis, 1 cup bean sprouts
    • Add in the almond butter sauce and stir well; cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
    • Serve topped with fresh cilantro.
      Fresh cilantro

    Nutrition

    Calories: 542kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 32gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 590mgPotassium: 1075mgFiber: 8gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 6407IUVitamin C: 76mgCalcium: 177mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword almond, butter, chicken, noodles, paleo, recipe, zucchini
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