Sometimes, it’s all about the blended flavors. Some of the individual ingredients in this dish may not sound so good, but combined, this is one of my favorite chicken dishes. It suited our diet without changes but it’s served over pasta and that doesn’t work on our diet.
Tofu Noodles
There were tofu noodles in the ridge and even though tofu isn’t on the Paleo plan, given a choice between gluten and tofu, we chose tofu.
Chicken Puttanesca
4 Chicken Breasts
1/4 cup olive oil
2 T. minced garlic
2 – 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup Italian olives, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
1 T. capers
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
canned anchovies (as many as you want), drained and mashed with a fork
salt and oregano to taste
parsley, chopped
Parmesan cheese, grated
Ingredients
Directions:
- Heat olive oil, brown chicken.
- Add onion and garlic. Saute til clear and beginning to brown a bit.
- Add capers, olives and tomatoes. Cook, stirring til heated
- Add pepper flakes, and anchovies.
- Add salt and oregano to taste.
- Serve over pasta (or tofu pasta).
Assembly
Spoon the chicken mixture over the pasta, sprinkle with parsley and grated cheese.
Chicken Puttanesca
Judy H says
I like shirataki noodles! The secret is to rinse them well before boiling lightly. Mmmm. Now I want pasta! 🙂
Thanks for the chicken recipe! It looks good!
If you haven’t tried quinoa, you owe it to yourself to try it. I would be glad to share the perfect cooking instructions for fluffy quinoa – I have them pinned on my side dish board on Pinterest.
JudyL says
I rinse the noodles and microwave them til they’re hot and don’t even boil them. Quinoa is not a grain and is gluten free but it also isn’t allowed on the Paleo diet. Yes, we eat it fairly often and there are several quinoa recipes on the blog.
Dottie N. says
That looks SO GOOD!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Judy D in WA says
Yesterday I baked my first spaghetti squash, shredded it and served it under chunky spaghetti squash. It was delicious. Even the hubs liked it.
JudyL says
So glad your hubby liked it. To me, it seems so healthy.
CJ says
Judy, while they are certainly not a substitute for pasta, rice or potatoes, I find roasted cauliflower, in small dices, a decent “bottom” for a lot of dishes calling for pasta, rice or potatoes.
Having just made fresh egg pasta a couple days ago, I’m thinking I’ll stick with it. But I’m resigned to being pudgy! 🙂
JudyL says
We use cauliflower a lot and had it last night as “risotto” so I figured 2 cauliflower dishes might have been a bit much. I would have used spaghetti squash if I had it, but was out.
Emma says
If you need pasta replacement, spaghetti squash can work, or a spiralizer can make zucchini noodles that just need to saute in oil before cooking. A julienne peeler will work as well, but I prefer the spiralizer personally.
CindyM says
I’m making spiral zucchini noodles tonight with chicken meatballs and some marinara sauce I made late last summer. Usually I’m not this mother earth
Carolyn says
Those are great! low cal, no WW pts… but if you don’t rinse them enough…. they do have an odor.
Denise ~ Justquiltin says
Judy – are the noodles similar to the texture of regular pasta noodles when you bite into them? I don’t like plain tofu because of the texture so wondering what the noodles are like. I may have to check the grocery store to see if they carry them – haven’t noticed them but since I avoid the tofu section they just might be sitting there.
Judy S says
There are lots of CD pasta choices but you might have to look a little.
Bionature is my favorite. There’s a quinoa one also that’s tasty.
I still haven’t found a very good bread though but I guess you’re trying to avoid carbs anyway, right?
Brandy M says
Oh! So, you’re doing the Paleo diet? I hadn’t even really heard of it until a couple of weeks ago (at least not that I can remember!). Are you much for cookbooks? If so, “Nom Nom Paleo” is fabulous! I just got it last weekend and love it. I’m not going for a complete Paleo diet, but these are great recipes.
🙂
Maria says
That looks absolutely yummy! 🙂
Mel Meister says
Judy, please do some internet research. Tofu and other soy products are not good for the thyroid. I speak from the experience of being hypothyroid since I was 12 years old. The loss of my thyroid nearly killed me as it hit at puberty and the doctors back in the 60’s really didn’t have a clue.
As we age, the thyroid has a tendency to slow down anyway. I’m not going to claim to have all the answers, but I encourage you to go to the about dot com thyroid page by Mary Shoman. She has been a vital help to me now that I am a senior and have to have my meds changed periodically.
Judy says
Mel, like most issues, if you read the next report, you’ll find it says something completely different. For the small amount of tofu we eat, I am not concerned.