Chicken Caprese Zoodles with Avocado Spinach Pesto

When it comes to summer go-tos, one of the first dishes that comes to mind is a beautiful Caprese salad. In my opinion, there is truly nothing more refreshing and delicious. The one drawback? If I eat a whole plate of Caprese, I don’t feel like I’m getting the full nutritious dinner that I need. That’s where this recipe comes in.

This recipe is my spin on my fave salad, but instead of just being a starter, now you can have Caprese for the whole meal! (I mean, I’ve definitely had Caprese salad for dinner before, but this recipe has more nutritional components. I added some garlic chicken as a protein and then sautéed spiralized zucchini noodles in a skillet with olive oil, salt and pepper. While those were cooking, I made my avocado pesto recipe in a food processor. And finally, I sliced sweet cherry tomatoes and ciliegine cheese in half to top everything off.