basil chicken, roasted carrots, and raw zucchini “noodle” salad

I am all about quick, healthy dinners. Everything I make is gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free, and I always buy organic when I can. Sometimes if I go to Trader Joe’s, I will literally walk through and just get whatever they have that is organic and make it work for dinner! That’s what I did this week.

basil chicken, roasted carrots, and raw zucchini “noodle” salad

This is what I came up with. Not gonna lie – I pretty much just make up recipes as I go! Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don’t. This one did!

basil chicken with lemon

ingredients:
– chicken tenders
– olive oil
– salt, pepper
– garlic powder
– basil
– lemon

Did you know that basil helps aid in digestion and has been known to relieve anxiety and headaches? Sounds good to me!

instructions:
– super easy. basically I drizzle olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder on the chicken
– grill on a grill pan or the grill
– cover with fresh basil (feel free to use a generous amount as the basil “cooks down” significantly)
– drizzle with lemon juice

roasted carrots

ingredients:
– carrots
– olive oil
– salt, pepper
– garlic powder

instructions:
– rinse and dry carrots
– cut into quarter slices a couple of inches long
– drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder
– roast in oven at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes

raw zucchini “noodle” salad
ingredients:
– 1 large or a couple small zucchini
– avocado
– blackberries
– olive oil
– apple cider vinegar
– lemon
– salt, pepper
– dried herbs (I like oregano, but feel free to get creative with basil, rosemary, thyme, etc!)
instructions:
– rinse and dry the zucchini
– using a potato peeler, with long strokes shave off layer by layer of the zucchini, creating long “noodle” like strips
– dice avocado
– cut blackberries in half
– drizzle with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice
– sprinkle with salt, pepper, and dried herbs
– toss and serve!
enjoy!

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1 Response

  1. Looks delicious! I think this will definitely have to make it onto the menu for next week! And thanks so much for the tip on the wine! I have to be careful with my gluten intake so I will now be researching french wines :)

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