Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini Recipe

This easy Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini Recipe was one of the first veggie recipes that I made for my family. The reason I love this so much is that it works to 1 zsmart points on the Weight Watchers plan! I was given a Spiral Slicer Spiralizer Complete Bundle for reviewing purposes. No monetary compensation was given and all opinions are mine and truthful to the experiences in my kitchen. This post contains affiliate links that will earn this site a small commission.

Now I love that Weight Watchers has made chicken breasts that are boneless skinless zero points!  I love to find new ways to make this chicken and the Cilantro Lime Chicken is still a long time favorite of ours.   We pair this up a lot in the summer with Zucchini using the Spiral Slicer Spiralizer in place of rice and pasta plus since its a vegetable it adds zero points plus to the recipe itself.  

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Using the spiralizer was extremely easy to use.  We cut off both ends of the Zucchini and placed the Zucchini end in the Spiralizer and started turning. Once the end got to short we pushed the black end into the small chunk of Zucchini to make it stable and kept turning till it was gone.  Bella got a kick out of the piece that was left of the Zucchini when we pulled it back out.  

The only thing with points is the olive oil and the amount is so small per serving it works out to one Weight Watchers Smart Points.   

Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini  Recipe Ingredients:

• Boneless Chicken I used two breasts sliced into four parts
• Limes either 3 or four or I used juice to coat the chicken or a shot glass of lime juice
• Garlic, 4 to 6 cloves or minced
• Olive Oil
• Cumin
• Cilantro, 1/4 cup, snipped

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini Recipe Directions:

Prepare your garlic, cilantro, and lime if needed 

Trim any fat off your chicken and chop into chunks

In a bowl cover the chicken with some lime juice and mix in with the garlic 

Pour a little olive oil into a large skillet or saute pan, so its enough to now quite cover the bottom of the pan. Heat up the pan on a medium high heat so the pan is hot and then add the chicken and allow it to cook

When you chicken has browned and cooked through thru (I always check mine with a meat thermometer -> here from Amazon), mix in your cilantro and a bit more lime juice if you would like. 

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While the chicken is cooking start spiraling your Zucchini to be ready to go into the pan to cook to be mixed with the chicken 

Remove the chicken to a bowl and put a little more olive oil in the pan carefully and add in the Zucchini.  

Stir the Zucchini till it starts to brown a little and add more spices as desired.

Put chicken back in the pan to mix it up and add more Cilantro and serve! 

Have you made zoodles before like this? How do you serve your zoodles?  

Plus it only works out to 1 Freestyle Smart point too! 

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Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini Recipe

Cilantro Lime Chicken Zucchini Recipe is one on the weight watchers plan and favorite! Using a spiralizer the zoodles are easy to make!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 6

Author Jenny

Ingredients

• Boneless Chicken I used two breasts sliced into four parts
• Limes either 3 or four or I used juice to coat the chicken or a shot glass of lime juice
• Garlic 4 to 6 cloves or minced
• Olive Oil
• Cumin
• Cilantro 1/4 cup, snipped

Instructions

1. Prepare your garlic, cilantro, and lime if needed
2. Trim any fat off your chicken and chop into chunks
3. In a bowl cover the chicken with some lime juice and mix in with the garlic
4. Pour a little olive oil into a large skillet or saute pan, so its enough to now quite cover the bottom of the pan. Heat up the pan on a medium high heat so the pan is hot and then add the chicken and allow it to cook
5. When you chicken has browned and cooked through thru, mix in your cilantro and a bit more lime juice if you would like.
6. While the chicken is cooking start spiraling your Zucchini to be ready to go into the pan to cook to be mixed with the chicken
7. Remove the chicken to a bowl and put a little more olive oil in the pan carefully and add in the Zucchini.
8. Stir the Zucchini till it starts to brown a little and add more spices as desired.
9. Put chicken back in the pan to mix it up and add more Cilantro and serve!