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by Jessica November 9, 2015
If there ever was a time for zoodles, it’s now.
I might have had just onnnnne cupcake too many this weekend and, wait – now that I’m 33 am I too old to say zoodles?
It is just so super fun to say. It’s made my entire week already and it’s only Monday.
Unfortunately, it’s probably also time to stop saying “super” so much? Noooooo.
This recipe comes from my friend Ali’s book, Inspiralized. Everything is… spiralized! I am actually blown away by the things she spiralizes. She makes hamburger buns out of spiralized veggies. WHAAAAT.
And, even cooler. She made her own spiralizer. Like, what? It is so insanelyinspiring.
How can I create a fun product like this?! Maybe a bacon fryer? A peanut butter grinder?
Never did I evertry spiralizing something(shocker) until now. It wasn’t a trend I succumbed to, which is crazy since I’m a marketer’s dream. And being that I’ve never been veggies’ biggest fan, I wasn’t exactly thrilled by the idea of turning everything in a veggie noodle.
But now. I am hooked. Like HOOKED. Ali wins. Big.
The noodles can be made four different ways (um, hello curly fries…) and since I am a child and need to trick MYSELF into eating veggies, this has pretty much turned into the best thing ever to enter my life. Ever ever ever.
I mean, look!
They actually LOOK LIKE NOODLES.
They AREnoodles!
Just zoodles.
So it was pretty easy for me to love this dish with multiple reasons behind the loving. First, I adore anything and all things Thai. I gravitate towards flavors like this nearly as much as I do with mexican food. Second! I’ve never been a pasta freak.
It’s true.
I know.
Pasta isn’t my THING, you know like how bacon or pizza or chocolate covered peanut butter spoons are my thing. I enjoy pasta in manyways but it’s never my first choice when it comes to cooking dinner. So I wasn’t missing the texture of traditional linguine or anything like that.
And third, there is so much texture in this dish with the honey chicken and the crunchy peanuts. The recipe in Ali’s book calls for ground pork, but I had chicken on hand and went with it. Seriously cannot even WAIT to try it with the pork though.
Soooo. I’d say this is a pretty good start for doing things how I want to be doing them at 33. Waaaahoooo.
Thai Drunken Zucchini Noodles with Spicy Honey Chicken
Yield: 2 to 4
Total Time: 30 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon oyster sayce
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 shallots, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 2 medium zucchini, spiraled (with blade A)
- 2 teaspoons hot chili sesame oil
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
- fresh thai basil for topping
Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the hoisin, soy sauce, oyster and sweet chili sauce and stir it together. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the sauce is combined and warm. Transfer it to a bowl.
Add the coconut oil to the same skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with the salt and pepper. Add it to the skillet and cook until browned on all sides, about 6 to 8 minutes. Stir together the chili garlic sauce (or sriracha) and honey and add it to the chicken. Stir well and cook for another minute or two. Transfer the chicken to a bowl or plate.
Add the shallots, garlic and red pepper to the skillet. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Return the sauce and the chicken to the skillet. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add in the scallions and the zucchini, tossing well to coat. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the zucchini noodles soften. Toss in the peanuts. Drizzle the entire skillet with hot chili sesame oil. Serve immediately.
Notes
[slightly adapted frominspiralized]
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: thai
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Tom ~ RYG — Reply
You’re never too old to be a wee bit silly. Silly puts the spice in life. As does the title of your post which is quite intriguing! We’re doing the whole zucchini noodle, oops, I mean noodle over here and loving it. Don’t miss those carbs, trying to get my girly figure, ya know. This looks FAB!
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Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness — Reply
Those noodles look AMAZZZZZZING! Add in some of that delicious spicy honey chicken on top and now you’ve got us all begging for some of this goodness! You totally nailed this.
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I NEED a spirilizer in my life! I want to get the attachment for my mixer but why are attachments as much as the mixer!? I think I need to stop thinking about it and just get it…
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Lindsay@BluegrassBites — Reply
These might just be the most delicious looking zoodles I’ve seen so far! I mean Thai style? I’m so on board! Inspiralized is on my Christmas wish list for sure!
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Ali @inspiralized — Reply
i MEANNNNNNN can you be any more amazing?! Loving this recipe, the shots of the Inspiralizer and I am SO happy you’re on the zucchini noodle train now! :*
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WHAT?!!? yeessss — this is how to punch monday in the face … sooo good!!
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Lucia @ The Foodwright — Reply
What a perfect Monday night meal! That spicy honey chicken has me sold. And happy belated birthday! :)
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Ashlyn @ The Pedantic Foodie — Reply
Oh my goodness, my mouth is watering! I tried “zoodles” for the first time in September, and though I was incredibly skeptical, I am now a fan. Love this recipe!
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Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine — Reply
Pasta will never be my thing either, but I’m starting to enjoy it a bit more. But this…this will always be welcome!
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Kari — Reply
Zoodles are my favorite thing to make! So yummy and guilt free!
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Paige Flamm — Reply
These zuchinni noodles look amazing! I need to get one of those spiral veggies cutters so I can make this!
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Hayley @ Healthy Regards — Reply
Oh man this looks SO good. I need an inspiralizer BUT whole foods is so smart and has started selling fresh cut zoodles, so smart because they also charge you an arm and a leg for them, and I buy them.
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Jessica — Reply
i can’t get over this. i am a marketer’s dream and that’s pretty much the best idea ever.
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Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry — Reply
Me and you both on the sugar front. I feel like I ate all the candy this weekend, and these noodles are exactly what I need to detoxify.
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These thai drunken zucchini noodles looks sooo good. And I think I have all the ingredients so I’m totally trying this later this week!
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Brian @ A Thought For Food — Reply
Isn’t it amazing how satisfying zucchini noodles are? I almost forget about actual pasta while eating them. Almost.
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Beneklis Lookbook — Reply
mmmh it looks delicious, I like thai food, it’s one of the best food for me. I have to try it definetely like your receipt. Thank you! <3
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Tamara — Reply
Looks so delicious! Which spiralizer do you use??
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Maddy @ The Sweetest Beet — Reply
LOVE these! My spiralizer is my new favorite kitchen accessory, I’m definitely going to be trying this recipe. I love the combo of the sauce with the honey chicken. I can’t get enough of the sweet/spicy combo. Something I’ve also been meaning to try is a sweet potato in the spiralizer, apparently it gets sweet and caramelized. One to try, love the blog!
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Jessica — Reply
the sweet potato is my new favorite!! i am DYING over it. eeeep.
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Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl — Reply
I love anything Thai too, and I LOVE zoodles. It’s one of the few ways I actually like vegetables – spiralized and in place of pasta!! This looks incredible!
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Jessica — Reply
yes girl!! i totally agree now.
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Still have never tried the whole “zoodle” thing but this totally looks delicious enough to make me try….
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Robin | CaliGirl Cooking — Reply
This looks so good! I love Ali’s Inspiralizer and am always looking for new recipes to try!
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preddy — Reply
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Alexe @ Keys to the Cucina — Reply
Drunken noodles are my jam, get ’em every time I go to Thai! Love this with the zoodles too, I must try it out!
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Jessica J — Reply
Which spiralizer do you recommend?
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Jessica — Reply
i am using ali’s – the one she created! i haven’t tried any others.
http://inspiralized.com/the-inspiralizer/
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Katie — Reply
Wow this looks so beautiful – really delicious and perfect for this season – so thank you for the recipe!!
Love Katie
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Christine @ Cooking with Cakes — Reply
I prefer a thick zoodle too, so this looks just divine! and frankly any recipe with the word “drunken” has me hooked immediately, so I guess there’s that too.
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Jessica — Reply
haha. i hear ya.
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Jen — Reply
Where did you buy the different sauces to make this dish?? Any store? Whole Foods?
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Jessica — Reply
i can find these at my local grocery, just in the worldwide foods section! if not, then whole foods should def have them.
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Marissa — Reply
This looks delicious. I hadn’t heard of Ali’s blog but after reading this recipe and perusing her blog my mouth is watering. Did you purchase the Inspiralizer or did you already have a spiralizer? If so, which do you recommend. Would love to support Ali and buy her product if I get hooked on this type of cooking but $50 is a bit spendy for me just trying this out. Thanks!
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Jessica — Reply
hi marissa!! i have her inspiralizer and i LOVE it. i have never had another one, so i can’t really judge based on products. but it’s definitely awesome and worth it.
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Marissa —
Thanks so much for the quick response. The reviews are so positive and my sister strongly recommended against the cheap, handheld ones (“I nearly spiralize my finger every time I use it”) so I think I’ll probably take the plunge.
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Maria — Reply
Made this tonight and it was delicious! I love zoodles! Always on the lookout for new ways to cook them and for my husband to eat them. Since he loves Thai, I know he will love this recipe too (if I share.) Thanks. ?
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Christina — Reply
I made this for supper tonight and it was really good. I served it over rice noodles instead of zucchini noodles as I don’t own a spiralizer
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Brouche — Reply
Looks good! How much siracha with the honey? Its not listed in ingredients
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Cathy — Reply
This looks fantastic. However, I am very allergic to oysters. What would be a good substitute for the oyster sauce?
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Lindsay — Reply
Made this recipe for my somewhat skeptical boyfriend last week after receiving a spiralizer as a gift for Christmas and we both loved it!! There were no leftovers and I’m already planning to make it again soon. Super quick, easy, flavorful, and healthy!
Side note- your blog looks like it got a mini refresh (different fonts?) and it looks great!
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Christina Kenny — Reply
These look amazing! I don’t eat meat, do you think this would work well without it? Or maybe with tofu?
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Lindsay — Reply
HOW DID YOU KNOW?! I got a Vegetti for Christmas (sort of as a gag gift) but now my fiance and I are OBSESSED! We have learned however that there is only so much zoodles with meatballs one can consume before going insane. So thank you for this! Do you spiral anything else? We’ve pretty much stalled out at zoodles, womp womp :-)
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Ivana — Reply
OH MY! I had wanted to make this recipe for weeks, and finally did last night. One major problem: I should have doubled the recipe to ensure leftovers! It was TOO good! I don’t have a zucchini spiralizer (if a tool only does one thing, I don’t want it gathering dust in my kitchen) so I cut the zucchini into fettuccine-width pieces and it turned out perfect.
Cannot wait to make it again! Absolutely delicious!
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Erika — Reply
Hey Jessica! I just made this for dinner and it was insane!! I was wondering though, in the recipe it calls for chili garlic sauce and then in the instructions says to stir the Sriracha with the honey. I assumed this was just a typo and used the same amount of Sriracha as it said for the chili garlic sauce. For future reference, is that correct? Definitely will be making this again!
