I’m not gonna lie – I’m running a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit behind this week. Not with anything except blog work, which is a huge bonus. Yay for scheduling!
So, I don’t have time for a long and elaborate post – it’s already 6am and I need to make breakfast, finish yogurt, and pack lunch. Sooooooooooooooooo, here is your short, condensed version of Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles.
It was easy. It was yummy. It was even yummier left over. It should have been 6 servings, but we really liked it and it was only 4. *Burp* Oops?
Chop your veggies before putting them in the crock. Duh, right? Don’t put in a whole pepper or onion.
When I made this, I had somewhere to go and knew when I got home I’d rather chew off my toenails than to make something else to go with dinner.
So, I made the zoodles before I left and threw them in a bowl of water and covered – then put them in the fridge, ready to go. Sometimes I do prep work when the natives are happy.
This is how I make Zoodles.
Sock everything into the crock except the sour cream, cheese, and zoodles. Let it cook for 6-8 hours…or 9 because you were gone longer than you thought. Oops?
Saving the zoodles until last means they won’t disintegrate into nothingness during those 9 hours. That would be pure sadness.
When you get home from said longer-than-you-thought trip, add the zoodles, sour cream, and cheese.
Give it a stir and replace the lid for 30 minutes so zucchini can get tender, you can change a diaper, Annie can wash her hands, and then pretend like she’s lost her mind and can’t set the table because she doesn’t know where the forks reside. Note: They’ve not moved since we moved into this house over a year ago.
Serve with a slotted spoon – devour because you’re starving and were gone longer than you thought and didn’t take enough snacks. Oops?
Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles
- 2 pounds chicken breast tenders
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large pepper, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 medium zucchini, julienned into noodles
- In crock, combine chicken, onion, pepper, salt, oregano, garlic powder, thyme, and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
- Shred chicken and return to crock.
- Add julienned zucchini, sour cream, and cheese.
- Cover and cook 30 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
- Serve with slotted spoon.
Yield: 6 servings
oh how i want to try this…. soon.. i shall let you know how it turns out.. starting this whole new thing with hiding veggies.. LOL.. i love them.. my almost 4 year old.. not so much.. 😉
Zoodles are so much fun! They can be Super Hero Noodles. 🙂
For this recipe, do you actually sauté the zoodles before putting them in or put them in raw? I’m making this tonight. 🙂
I put them in raw. 🙂
Thanks! I was just getting ready to julienne them. 😉 I’ve never done it before. Praying my boys don’t run from it! 😉
Call them Super Power Noodles or something. 🙂
Came home from work last night with nothing planned for dinner but kept thinking about this recipe. I actually made it with frozen chicken breasts not in the crockpot but on top of the stove! Boiled the frozen breasts in some water while I chopped onion and peppers, threw them in with the seasonings and cooked until I could pull them apart. Then discovered my sour cream was moldy! So I subbed plain Greek yogurt and cream cheese and it turned out YUMMY! Hubby loved it and dear teenage daughter who hates anything healthy loved it, too! Hubby and I were fighting over who got the leftovers to take to work. Thanks Stacy!
I hate that fight – it happens a lot here. LOL
Hi Stacy,
Holy moly…this sounds fantastic and your picture are terrific, making me want to eat it even more. I’ve moved this recipe onto my ‘must try’ list. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this over at the *Mostly* Homemade Mondays blog hop. I will be featuring your recipe there tomorrow!
Hope you come and link up again,
Jess
http://www.scratchmommy.com
Wow! Thank you!! 🙂
What a great recipe and I just love your Zoodles! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Thanks, Miz Helen!
I’ve got to admit, it was the zoodles that grabbed me hehe! Never seen that word before but it’s great 😀 Thanks for sharing this recipe, I’ll have to give it a go.
I found your post via the Hearth & Soul Blog Hop this week 🙂
I saw it on Pinterest – my favorite place. 🙂
What a Zuper way to use that Zucchini! Thanks so much for sharing at Weekend Potluck.
Hardy, har, har! 🙂
This is the second post that linked up today with zucchini noodles! 🙂 Must be in the air. I love the crock pot recipe! Thanks for linking up to Let’s Get Real!
Great minds. 🙂
I absolutely love a healthy twist…and this totally fits the bill! Yum! I would love for you to share this on Create It Thursday #20…it’s live now!
Thanks for the invite!
I made this tonight and loved it, any tricks to using that zucchini tool? The zucchini would snap in half and I made quit a mess
I do half the zuc and then turn it and do the other half. I go slowly and it works well. 🙂 It will tend to snap toward the end so be careful.
I was wondering what zoodles were – what a great name for Zucchini Noodles! Your dish looks delish! Thank you for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
I saw it on Pinterest. 🙂 Now I say it all the time.
Looks delicious and a sneaky way to add veggies!
I like being sneaky. 🙂
As soon as we are done with breakfast I am going to the store for the needed produce! This is great because I can pull out some chicken for my dairy-free son before adding cheese and I’ll use Greek yogurt. I also added the julienne gadget to my Christmas list. How old was Annie when you started her on setting the table?
I hope you love it!
Well! The toddler was finicky and didn’t touch any dinner except an ear of corn 😉 But the hubby said “This is the best thing you’ve made on that plan of yours!” haha We both LOVED it
Hip, hip HOORAY!
Looks great to me! love the flavors! You commented on Foodtastic Friday, but I don’t see your link. Come back! 🙂 Thanks for the visit.
Thanks for stopping by!
I think what I appreciate most about this recipe is that you didn’t say 2 chicken breasts will feed 6. 🙂 2 pounds is more real!
Maybe if each breast weighs a pound. LOL
I find sometimes the ones I get at sam’s club do!
How did you julienne the zucchini? Mine makes fry size.
I updated the post with my parmesan noodles post. 🙂 I was tired and should have done it already. Sorry about that!
I always love your honesty about the reality of Mommy-hood! My youngest is turning 5 at the end of the month and I’m just starting to feel like I’m becoming human again.
I need to hold out till 5? I can do it! Right? lol
Notice I said my YOUNGEST was 5 😉 Also, I’m not a homeschooler which means my 7 year old can ask 500 of his 1500 questions a day to someone else, which helps keep this mama sane 🙂 Maybe that’s why I’m feeling human—I’m finally able to go to the grocery store by myself 🙂 It’s the little things 🙂 (My 5yo goes to preschool 3 mornings a week)
I always feel like I’m on vacation when I grocery shop alone. LOL
This sounds really yummy. I’ve never made zoodles before and I don’t have a pasta machine, so I hope you won’t mind if I make the cheesy chicken to serve over some other sort of pasta. It sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing Stacy, I truly do enjoy all your posts. <3 Kim
Welllllllllllllllllll, I guess it’s okay. 🙂
Thanks Stacy, you’re the best!
Tell Annie. 😉
I just found out via another trustworthy blog that I shouldn’t use frozen chicken in the crock pot (which I’ve done many times without issue) because it takes too long to come up to safe temperature; have you heard this as well? (I know you didn’t suggest using the chicken from frozen) Wondering if you think there’s validity in this statement. Recipe looks tasty!
I’ve never cooked anything in the crock from a frozen state – it weirds me out. I do sometimes put it in if it’s not all the way thawed, but never totally frozen.
I don’t know if my family would eat zucchini noodles. I’d be willing to try it, but…I just don’t know. I suppose I could use pasta, right? This sounds yummy and easy, so I want to try it.
Yes, you could. But then it wouldn’t be Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles. 😉
Sounds yummy! Quick question; what’s the easiest way to make “zoodles”?
Using a nifty dohickey that I have…which I should have linked. Oops. Will do now. You’ll see it here:
http://www.stacymakescents.com/parmesan-squash-noodles
Bought it through your linky,
Thanks for finding such a treasure!!
Well, thank you very much! I hope you love it too. 🙂
This sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. ( :
I hope you love it!
Sounds yummy.
I think that will be dinner tonight. Only difference is that we usually don’t cook the zucchini, So I’ll usually just distribute it on top before serving. I cannot seem to develop a liking for cooked squash and the fam is good either way…..whew.
I prefer it cooked…but I feel that way about most veggies. 🙂
I’m getting a mandolin from Varagesale today, just to try this lol thanks Stacy!
Watch out for those things – I’m forever injuring myself on mine. LOL
LOL as the lady sold it to me today she made me swear I’d be careful to not put it in a drawer and go reach for it lol told me I’d slice my fingers! Yikes! You’re dangerous Stacy LOL
I know it….knives and stuff. Proceed with caution.