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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Zoodles with Artichoke Lemon Pesto

    Published by Melissa on March 20, 2015 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 13 Comments

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    Zucchini noodles quick fried with chicken and sun dried tomatoes in an easy-to-make, flavorful artichoke lemon pesto. 

    Have you tried zoodles yet? Zoodles are zucchini noodles made with a Spiral Vegetable SlicerImage. The noodles make a great substitute for pasta when you’re trying to eat less carbs.

    Artichoke Lemon Pesto Ingredients

    Recently I was at Sprouts buying zucchini to make noodles. I’d planned on serving the zoodles with a traditional basil pesto, but decided to try an Artichoke Lemon Pesto they were selling.

    My husband and I loved it. It was so bright and fresh and flavorful that my husband said I should post the recipe. I didn’t want to post the recipe using the store bought Artichoke Lemon Pesto, so I bought the ingredients and recreated it at home.

    Zucchini noodles quick fried with chicken and sun dried tomatoes in an easy-to-make, flavorful artichoke lemon pesto.

    The pesto recipe makes twice as much pesto as you need for the recipe, but it’s great with sautéed vegetables too. I added sun dried tomatoes the second time I made the recipe to add a pop of color and because I loved them.

    This meal comes together really quickly. Just be sure and use a hot skillet so you get good color on your chicken and so the zoodles get hot quickly without getting too soft.

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    Zoodles with Artichoke Lemon Pesto

    Cook Time8 mins
    Total Time8 mins
    Course: Chicken
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts diced
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ¼ cup of Artichoke Lemon Pesto
    • ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes
    • 2 medium zucchini cut into noodles
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Artichoke Lemon Pesto

    • 6.5- ounce jar of marinated artichoke hearts drained
    • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • pinch of salt and pepper

    Instructions

    • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook until cooked through, 3 -5 minutes.
    • Add half of the pesto, sundried tomatoes and zucchini noodles and toss to combine. Cook until noodles are hot, 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.
    • Artichoke Lemon Pesto
    • Pulse all ingredients in a small food processor until well blended.

    If you’re looking for more Zoodle recipes, Kalyn has a great Zoodle Pinterest board.

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    1. T. Thomas

      April 26, 2020 at 11:49 am

      So, is the recipe to make the pesto somewhere else? Or, maybe the ingredients listed from “artichokes” down are the pesto ingredients? This is not explained well. Maybe have a space or 2 after the title recipe ingredients and then write “Artichoke Lemon Pesto:” and start the list of ingredients for pesto under that. There are plenty of recipes out there that have “recipes” within them that will show you what I mean if I’m not explaining this well enough. A hyperlink text of “1/4c Artichoke Lemon Pesto” that directs the user to a recipe just for that is another option as well.  I love the sound of the pesto, so I’m gonna assume that my guess is correct, and give it go.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        April 26, 2020 at 1:24 pm

        Thanks for the comment. For some reason, the heading for the pesto in the ingredients list was missing. I’ve updated it. Enjoy!

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    2. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      March 27, 2015 at 1:44 am

      These look fantastic! I had a hand grater bought in Rome from a fast talking vendor and it worked for just a few goes. I need a better one like this! xxx

      Reply
    3. Liz

      March 23, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Artichoke pesto? I’m swooning!!

      Reply
    4. Jessica @ Sweet Menu

      March 22, 2015 at 9:51 pm

      Wow this is so cool! I haven’t tried zoodles yet but now I really want to. Looks delish!!!

      Reply
    5. Nicole

      March 21, 2015 at 3:32 pm

      Zoodles are my new favorite thing! Yum!

      Reply
    6. Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction

      March 21, 2015 at 9:47 am

      Barbara,
      I haven’t tried zoodles yet but hubby is trying to stay away from carbs. I’ll try this soon.
      Annamaria

      Reply
    7. Zirkie

      March 21, 2015 at 5:00 am

      What a great idea! I am going to make Zoodles, soon!

      Reply
    8. Betty

      March 20, 2015 at 6:44 pm

      I love the zucchini noodles! We try to eat more vegetables, and they make it so easy. 🙂 This artichoke pesto dish sounds like a perfect dinner to prepare after work- quick, easy and delicious!

      Reply
    9. Carol

      March 20, 2015 at 1:08 pm

      That looks so good……I love zoodles! And what a different pesto….I never would have thought of that combination-it sounds delicious.

      Reply
    10. KalynsKitchen

      March 20, 2015 at 10:16 am

      Looks great, and thanks for the shout-out for my Spiralizer Pinterest Board!

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    11. Rosa

      March 20, 2015 at 6:46 am

      Delicious and refined! A wonderful dish.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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    12. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      March 20, 2015 at 6:13 am

      John isn’t overly fond of pasta but I bet he’d LOVE this. I love everything about it and it’s good looking too.

      Reply

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