Zucchini noodles, or as I prefer, zoodles, are one of my favorite healthy food swaps. Brian and I are both major thai food lovers so I’m always searching for new recipes that will satisfy our craving and still be a smart meal choice. Homemade peanut butter sauces are some of my favorite in these style dishes and this one is no different. It packs major flavor and is so easy to make. To me toppings make all the difference in a recipe, so don’t leave out the fresh cilantro, green onions and chopped peanuts on this one. Our leftovers even heated great the next day for lunch, which I sometimes worry about with zoodles.
For all of the zoodle recipes I’ve ever made I’ve used this $15 spiralizer (plus the coupon they always mail out) and it’s worked great! You don’t have to spend a lot of money on a fancy machine to get good zucchini noodles. 🙂
Since you’re already picking up the purple cabbage for this dish, go ahead and use the other half of it for this salad. Get your money’s worth and it’s one less meal you’ll have to plan!
Peanut Chicken Zoodles
via sallys baking addition
ingredients:
2 Tablespoons sesame oil (you’ll need more for the peanut sauce below)
2 teaspoons minced or chopped garlic
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup thinly sliced cabbage (I use purple)
1 large bell pepper, thinly sliced (I use red)
3 large zucchini, spiralized into noodles
2 large chicken breasts, cooked & shredded (about 2-3 cups)
Toppings: sesame seeds, fresh cilantro, chopped peanuts, chopped green onion
peanut sauce:
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (next time I’d use a little less of this)
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sesame oil
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
2 teaspoons Sriracha
directions:
Heat the sesame oil and garlic in a skillet over medium heat. Then, add in carrots, sliced cabbage and pepper. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Dump in the zucchini noodles and shredded chicken to the mixture. Heat for another 3 minutes, stirring ocassionaly. Set this mixture aside.
For the peanut sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently so the peanut butter melts and is incorporated into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and veggie mixture and stir to evenly combine.
Top with sesame seeds, cilantro, chopped peanuts and green onion and enjoy!
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Yum! Who needs to order out Thai when you can make it just as yummy (and healthier) at home?! Love this! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
What a great dish to make when you’re craving thai food!! Love it! I’m sure the cilantro gives a nice flavor to it! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
Zoodles scare me. We are not huge pasta eaters, so I never know how to make them, we are big Thai food eaters though. So I will have to try this!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
seriously there’s not one ingredient i don’t hate in here. peanut and chicken is so my fav and yes to zoodles!
xoxo cheshire kat
This looks delicious and definitely something that I would try!! I don’t have one of those vegetable slicer/zoodle maker though, do you think that I could try to use the shredder piece on the food processor? Or maybe just cut the veggies? Let me know your thoughts! Thank you so much for sharing!!
This looks so delicious and healthy! I’ll have to try it soon!
Oh my how this looks delicious! That Peanut sauce sounds so flavorful! I’m definitely going to add these ingredients to my list and try this!!
Made this last night and it was delicious! Since there are just two of us, I cut the recipe in half and still have leftovers. I would cut back a little on the peanut butter. Will definitely make again!
Yum! I never thought to make homemade peanut butter sauce 🙂
Green Fashionista
Peanut butter to any dish just makes it so yummy right? Love this recipe definitely need to try it out!
I love zoodles! I’m going to have to try this recipe with your peanut sauce!
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Lauren Elizabeth
Petite in Pearls
HOLY COW this sounds amazing. Totally saving this recipe, I think my husband would love it too!
Looks delish!!
Thai zoodles are by far my favorite thing to cook – so delicious and surprisingly easy!!
girl! Can you just come cook for me 🙂
xx,
Lauren
FashionablyLo
This sounds delicious! My husband and I love Thai food as well. We will have to give this recipe a try.
I took your recommendation and purchased the same spiralizer – that thing is amazing, and you can’t beat the price! Definitely don’t think you need anything super fancy for this. This meal looks delicious, as always!
My poor spiralizer has not been used if forever, but thanks to you, this link is now in my inbox ready to be made for dinner, and sooner than later!
My poor spiralizer has not been used in forever, but thanks to you, this link is now in my inbox ready to be made for dinner, and sooner than later!
These look SO good! Totally on board the zoodles bandwagon, mmmm.