Name: NO COOK GARLIC & LEMON CHICKEN ZOODLES
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 oz. Ready to Eat Rotisserie Chicken; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 3 TBL garlic butter spread (Like Italian Rose Garlic Spread); 24 oz. Frozen Green Giant Spirals (zucchini) OR 2 (12 oz) Fresh spiralized zucchini noodles); 1 Pint Fresh Cherry Tomatoes; 1 ball fresh mozzarella pearls (optional); Parmesan cheese to top

NO COOK GARLIC & LEMON CHICKEN ZOODLES

Fresh & healthy lemon chicken zoodles will lighten up & satisfy any weeknight craving for pasta.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

12 oz. Ready to Eat Rotisserie Chicken
Juice of 1/2 lemon
3 TBL garlic butter spread (Like Italian Rose Garlic Spread)
24 oz. Frozen Green Giant Spirals (zucchini) OR 2 (12 oz) Fresh spiralized zucchini noodles)
1 Pint Fresh Cherry Tomatoes
1 ball fresh mozzarella pearls (optional)
Parmesan cheese to top

Instructions

Heat butter & lemon juice in a microwave safe dish in 15 second intervals until fully melted.
If using frozen spiralized zucchini noodles, then thaw according to the package & drain thoroughly. If using fresh zoodles, then just warm through. Do NOT over steam. Cook for 1 minute, then 15 second intervals until warmed through.
Toss butter & zoodles together.
Warm chicken as instructions direct, and add to the zoodle mixture. Toss to coat.
Half tomatoes & toss into mixture.
Pat dry mozzarella pearls and toss into mixture (if desired).
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Notes

Fresh zoodles are always best. However, frozen will do in a pinch. Use what you can find (or already have). You can usually find fresh zucchini already pre-spiralized in the produce section of most grocery stores.
A Note On Spiralizers: Spiralizers are really inexpensive & are super easy to use and clean. I got mine on Amazon for $8. Cheap, hand held device that will spiralize a zucchini in 2 minutes.
I definitely prefer to use a garlic butter spread that's already mixed, but you can certainly use butter or margarine and just add about 1tsp of garlic powder. That will work, too.
You can use any kind of fresh mozzarella you'd like, or omit it all together. I like the little mini-pearls of mozzarella, but you can dice a whole ball into small pieces or even use the marinated balls. It's all cheese. It'll all work!