Butternut pumpkin noodles with chicken, apples and thyme
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Total time: 30 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
Either spiralise your own pumpkin noodles or look for them already prepped in the produce section of your supermarket.
Ingredients
Butternut pumpkin
250 g, peeled, spiralized into noodles (about 1 ½ cups)
Apple(s)
½ medium, chopped
Green shallot(s)
1 individual, sliced
Cooked skinless chicken breast
80 g, diced
Chicken stock cube
¼ individual, gluten-free variety, to make ¼ cup (60ml) chicken stock
Fresh thyme
1½ tsp, chopped
Fresh lemon rind
½ tsp, finely grated
Walnuts
1½ tbs, toasted, chopped
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Lightly spray a medium non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium heat.
2
Add pumpkin “noodles”, apple, and shallot, cover and cook for about 3 minutes or until softened slightly, stirring occasionally.
3
Stir in turkey, stock and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until noodles are tender.
4
Stir in lemon zest and sprinkle with walnuts.
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