This Chicken & Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Avocado Pesto could be one of the easiest and healthiest dinners you ever make. And it’s made using leftover roast chicken!
STEP 1
Spiralise 2 zucchini or peel with a vegetable peeler into ribbons.
STEP 2
Combine your pesto with 1 avocado.
STEP 3
In a frypan over low-medium heat, add in the chicken and zucchini and toss until warmed through.
STEP 4
Stir through the avocado pesto and serve topped with parsley.
Chicken + Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Avocado Pesto
This recipe is the easiest when you have leftover pesto and leftover roast chicken in the fridge. You can throw together a really healthy and really tasty dinner. This is a great gluten free and dairy free dinner option that is ready in minutes.
I made this using my really easy Hemp Seed Pesto recipe.
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Chicken + Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Avocado Pesto
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 1x
Description
This chicken & Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Avocado Pesto could be one of the easiest and healthiest dinners you ever make. And it’s made using leftover roast chicken!
Ingredients
- 2 zucchini
- 2 cups leftover roast chicken
- 1 avocado
- ½ cup pesto (see my recipe here)
- fresh parsley to serve
Instructions
Use a spiraliser or vegetable peeler to create ribbons out of the two zucchinis.
Mash the avocado and combine with the pesto and set aside.
In a large frypan over low-medium heat, add the zucchini and chicken and toss until warmed through. Stir through the avocado pesto mixture and serve topped with fresh parsley.
Notes
Depending on how well seasoned your pesto is, you may want to season this dish with salt & pepper.
Don’t cook the zucchini noodles for too long or they will go too soft.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dinner
WHERE TO BUY A SPIRALISER?
I find this one really easy to use and clean, it also seems really safe as your fingers aren’t near the blades. You push the end of the zucchini into the spiky end, which then holds it and pushes it through the blades as you turn the handle.
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Veronica
These chicken zucchini noddles avocado pesto is a light and refreshing meal that you can enjoy any day of the week and become entranced by its deliciousness!