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Easy Drunken Zoodle Chicken Casserole


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4.9 from 8 reviews

  • Author: Lindsay Cotter
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 5-6 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Paleo friendly Drunken Zoodle Chicken Casserole takes a spin on the original Pad kee mao Asian stir fry and puts in casserole form. Light, healthy!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breast (diced)

Ingredients for Stir Fry Sauce:

  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp chili garlic sauce/paste (available in most asian sections at store. Or use Sriracha)
  • 2-3 tbsp gluten free Tamari soy sauce mixed with 1 tbsp dark sugar (coconut palm sugar, dark brown sugar, or molasses). This creates a dark soy sauce. *
  • Pinch of ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp kefir lime zest or regular lime (a splash of lime may be substituted)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • optional finely diced Thai bird's eye red pepper for extra spicy

Other Ingredients for the casserole:

  • 16 oz (or about 3-4 c Zucchini noodles- zoodles) This equals about 1-2 large zucchini
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tbsp olive oil or sesame oil
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 2-3 tbsp tapioca starch or cornstarch
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup cut stir fry veggies (i.e. shredded cabbage, sliced carrots, broccoli floret, snap peas, etc.)
  • 3 eggs
  • 2-3 tbsp coconut milk

Garnish/Topping:

  • Thai basil
  • 1 Thai red pepper (see notes for other pepper)
  • optional sesame seeds to garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a medium casserole dish. Set aside.
  2. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel then dice into small pieces for stir frying. Set aside.
  3. Spiralize your zucchini. If you don’t have a spiralizer, just cut julienne style. I use this spiralizer . Make sure to pat your zucchini noodles extra dry with a towel. To remove excess water. Place zucchini noodles (zoodles) at the bottom of the casserole dish and set aside.
  4. Next prepare the stir fry sauce. Whisk together the fish sauce, chili sauce, ginger, tamari + sugar (to equal the dark soy sauce), lime, pinch of pepper. Taste and adjust with more tamari/sugar if needed. For Paleo option, use coconut sugar or molasses.
  5. Heat a large skillet over medium high. Add oil. When the pan starts sizzling add the onion and garlic. Saute until fragrant. Add the chicken brown for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  6. Add your stir fry veggie mix, sliced red pepper, sauce, and 2-3 tbsp tapioca starch. Mix until well coated then stir fry 10 minutes or until chicken is no long pink (but not overcooked).
  7. Transfer the chicken stir fry with sauce on top of zoodles in the casserole dish; spread evenly.
  8. Next, whisk the eggs and coconut milk.
  9. Pour the egg batter evenly over theĀ  casserole dish then place the dish in oven and bake 25-30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the egg mix is cooked through.
  10. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 – 10 minutes before serving.
  11. Garnish with Thai basil and optional sliced Thai peppers.
  12. Season to taste to taste.
  13. Sesame seeds to sprinkle over top, if desired.

Notes

  • For soy free option use coconut Aminos in place of tamari sauce
  • If you don’t have thai red pepper, you can use any other spicy red pepper. Thai red peppers are Available in the Asian foods section or produce section of some supermarkets, or at some Asian markets.
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 40 min
  • Category: Main
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: Asian American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 264
  • Sugar: 6.2 g
  • Sodium: 1094.9 mg
  • Fat: 13.7 g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 12.1 g
  • Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 23.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 137.5 mg