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Zucchini Pasta with Chicken and Scallion Avocado Sauce {Whole30}

This Summer Squash and Zucchini Pasta with Chicken and Scallion Avocado sauce is easy to make, packed with flavor, protein and veggies, and is grain free, Paleo and Whole30 friendly! Can be enjoyed warm, room temp, or cold.
Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: Paleo &amp, Whole30
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

For the Scallion Avocado Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup chopped scallions use green part only for low FODMAP
  • 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp coconut aminos
  • 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/3 cup light flavored olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 med avocado

For the Chicken:

  • 1 lb organic chicken tenderloins
  • 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
  • generous pinch crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground mustard
  • 1 tbsp cooking fat of choice

For the Zucchini Pasta:

  • 3 med zucchini or summer squash peeled and spiralized - I used 2 zucchini and one yellow summer squash*
  • generous pinch pine grain sea salt
  • Extra thinly sliced scallions for garnish

Instructions

  1. First, spiralize your zucchini and set it aside in a bowl lined with paper towel to absorb excess water. Then, sprinkle with a generous pinch of sea salt.
  2. Next, prepare your ingredients for the sauce (but don't make it yet) and cook the chicken:
  3. Heat a large grill pan (or an actual grill) over med-hi heat and brush generously with cooking fat. Sprinkle the chicken with the sea salt, crushed red pepper and ground mustard, then cook 3-4 minutes per side or until totally cooked through, then remove from pan or grill and set aside.
  4. Now, prepare the sauce. Add all the sauce ingredients EXCEPT for the avocado to a blender or food processor and process on high speed about 30-45 seconds or until fully combined. Then, cut open the avocado, dice it into small cubes, and stir the diced avocado into the sauce mixture.
  5. Now that your zucchini noodles have drained, you can soften them by cooking them for 1-2 minutes over medium-hi heat either in the same pan you cooked your chicken or another pan lightly coated with cooking fat. Don't overcook them, as they can get mushy and watery**
  6. Roughly chop your grilled chicken tenders and stir them into the sauce mixture, then serve tossed with the zucchini pasta.
  7. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*This is the spiralizer I used for this recipe.
**If you prefer fresh, uncooked zucchini noodles you can skip this step. At the most, cook them for 2 minutes while stirring to avoid overly mushy noodles.

Nutrition

Calories: 428kcal
Carbohydrates: 9g
Protein: 27g
Fat: 32g
Saturated Fat: 7g
Cholesterol: 72mg
Sodium: 299mg
Potassium: 1064mg
Fiber: 5g
Sugar: 4g
Vitamin A: 465IU
Vitamin C: 34.8mg
Calcium: 40mg
Iron: 1.4mg