Chicken Pad Thai Zoodles
Chicken Pad Thai Zoodles is a light and delicious take on Chicken Pad Thai. It's packed with flavor, but gluten free, soy free, and 21 Day Fix-approved!
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 658kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
- 4 teaspoons coconut oil divided (use 2 tsp for WW)
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 stalks green onion cut into 2" lengths
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 2 large zucchini cut into noodle spirals
- Himalayan salt
- Dash crushed red pepper
- 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 4 tablespoons coconut aminos or more to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Make a quick Pad Thai sauce by mixing 1 Tbsp lime juice, honey, coconut aminos and crushed red pepper. Set aside.
- Season the chicken breasts with Himalayan salt, and cook in 1 teaspoon of the coconut oil over medium heat. When finished, remove from pan and wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
- Using another teaspoon of coconut oil, cook scrambled eggs in pan. Remove when finished and set aside with the chicken. Again - wipe the pan clean with a paper towel.
- Using the remaining 2 teaspoons of coconut oil, cook the green onion, garlic and ginger for a minute until fragrant.
- Add carrots to the pan and stir fry for another few minutes before adding chicken and egg back to the pan.
- Add zoodles and cook for a minute or until they begin to soften. Add Pad Thai Sauce and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
- Divide into two plates and top with freshly squeezed lime juice, chopped peanuts and cilantro. Serve with additional lime wedges.
Notes
21 Day Fix: 1 RED, 1 1/4 GREEN, 1/2 BLUE*, 2 tsp (per serving)
WW: 8 points (per serving); 5 points without peanuts (per serving) [Calculated using maple syrup]
*Updated container counts- peanuts used to be ORANGE, but now are on the BLUE list. Either count as orange or 1/2 BLUE, or omit the peanuts entirely!
Nutrition
Calories: 658kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 68g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 308mg | Sodium: 1504mg | Potassium: 1694mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 6462IU | Vitamin C: 73mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 5mg