Sweet Potato Noodles and Chicken- a delicious twist!

Some of you may have a veggie spiralizer.  Like you, it may be collecting dust in a drawer.  This recipe is a great way to get some use out of your spiralizer, and is super delicious and packed with nutrients.  It’s also a great veggie rich dinner dish.  If you don’t have a spiralizer, fear not, you can use a mandolin slicer or a vegetable peeler instead.  I apparently have a low grade spiralizer, because i was only able to spiral slice half a sweet potato before I lost traction.  So I ended up using my mandolin anyway, and then just cutting the coins into ribbons.  You need super thin slices.  I also used the mandolin for the onions.

This recipe is adapted from the Get Inspired Everyday blog, and their recipe for Cajun Sweet Potato Noodles.  I almost think “cajun” is a misnomer, because this dish is not at all spicy.  I also did not have chicken thighs on hand, so I used breast.  I think this dish would be even better with beef or pork.  Even my kids loved it!  It is super easy to throw together, and I loved that my kids were able to help! I served it as a main course, but you could serve it as a side dish either with or without the meat.  It’s pretty versatile.

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and the ends cut off
• 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
• 1 Teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• ½ Teaspoon sea salt

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 Teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• ½ Teaspoon sea salt
• 1 Tablespoon avocado oil

• 1 large red bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced
• 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, about 15, cleaned and thinly sliced
• 1 large red onion, peeled and the ends sliced off
• 1 large zucchini, about 12 ounces, ends sliced off
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
• 3 tomatoes, about 12 ounces, chopped (I used frozen from my garden last year because that’s what I had- it worked great, and I imagine canned or grape tomatoes would work well too)
• Chopped fresh cilantro, about ½ of a small bunch