Healthy Recipes: Healthy Lemon Chicken Pasta

 

Lemon Chicken Pasta

Servings - 1
PrepTime - 10 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 cup spiralized zucchini 

• 1 cup baby spinach

• ½ cup shredded skinless rotisserie chicken breast

• ⅛ teaspoon salt

• ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper

• ½ cup cooked whole-wheat spaghetti

• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon panko breadcrumbs, toasted 

METHOD 

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini; cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and chicken; cook for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper; remove from heat. Add cooked spaghetti, Parmesan, lemon zest, and lemon juice; toss to combine. Sprinkle with toasted panko and serve.

Tips

Make your own zucchini noodles with a spiralizer; you'll need 1 small zucchini (about 2 oz.) for 1 cup of zoodles. Or look for a package of fresh zucchini noodles in the produce department.

To toast panko breadcrumbs: Set a small skillet over medium heat. Add panko and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 2 minutes. For extra flavor, melt 1 tsp. butter in the pan before toasting the breadcrumbs. Note that you can do this step first, using the same pan you'll use to prepare the rest of the recipe.

350 Cal

P 29g | C 27g | F 15g

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