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Pesto Noodles With Crispy Chicken Bites

Pesto Noodles With Crispy Chicken Bites

This lightened-up pasta dish uses hearts of palm noodles instead of traditional pasta and gets topped with crispy baked herb chicken bites for irresistible texture!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Course: dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken, dinner, lunch, Meal Prep
Servings: 4 meals
Calories: 456kcal
Author: Meal Prep on Fleek

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients

For Chicken Bites

  • ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken breast sliced into bit sized pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup gluten-free breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

For Pesto Palmini Noodles

  • 2 15 oz cans Palmini noodles drained
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 ½ cups fresh basil leaves
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt

For Caprese Salad

  • 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes
  • ½ cup halved mozzarella balls
  • 1 tablespoon chopped basil
  • 2 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk egg in a shallow bowl and combine breadcrumbs and seasonings in a separate shallow bowl. Add 5-6 chicken bites to egg mixture at a time. Shake off excess egg and place chicken into breadcrumb mixture, coating all sides. Place onto baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • While chicken bakes, combine olive oil, parmesan cheese, basil, garlic and sea salt to a food process and pause until thoroughly combined. Add drained palmini noodles to a medium skillet over medium heat and for pesto sauce on top. Use tongs to toss noodles to coat. Heat for 4-5 minutes to warm noodles through.
  • Stir together ingredients for caprese salad in a medium mixing bowl. Divide between 4 small compartments of teal MPOF containers. Divide pesto noodles between large compartments and top with 5-6 chicken bites.

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Nutrition

Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.9g | Protein: 40.1g | Fat: 23.9g | Fiber: 7.4g
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