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    Home » Recipes » Dinner

    Published: Oct 17, 2014 · Updated: Apr 18, 2022

    Chicken Apple Potato Ragu over Zucchini Noodles- #FitMenCookOFF entry!

     

    If you have followed my blog for any given amount of time, you know I like to eat healthy, protein packed, clean foods. I feel they are the most flavoful and leaves me feeling great all day long. In addition to developing my own healthy recipes I too am fangirl of sorts to a few other peeps that I admire and wish to be more like them. One of them is Kevin from Fit Men Cook. And I LOVE his motto: " Built in the kitchen; Sculpted in the gym" I truly try to live by this every day. I know that 80% of your success is nutrition and it is SO important to have a balanced diet and well rounded excercise to go along with it.

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    Kevin has some really great recipes and his videos are so much fun to watch! He is also an affiliate with Quest Nutrition and Body building.com. Which I also follow their strength training workouts on their app! Jamie Easons and Lee Labrada are my favorite workout plans to follow and I have lost pant sizes and inches every where from following them! 

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    Any way, when I heard that Kevin was teaming up with body building.com to have a cook off, I HAD to enter. The rules were to make a diss with these 5 ingredients: chicken breast, zucchini, granny smith apples, sweet potato, and goat cheese. The thing that tripped me up was the apples...but I made this ragu and it is SO good! I hope I win! Thanks Kevin! 

    You need:

    1 oz of pancetta
    1 yellow onion diced
    2 small sweet potatoes diced
    liberal amount of salt free garlic seasoning
    2 4oz chicken breasts cooked ( I baked mine in the oven with garlic seasoning for 20 minutes at 385)
    2 medium Granny Smith apples diced
    ¼ cup white wine
    1 29oz can of diced tomatoes
    1 tbs organic tomato paste
    2 medium zucchini spiral used
    2 oz of soft goat cheese
    basil or Rosemary for garnish

    Directions:

    In a skillet heat pancetta on medium high heat for 3 minutes

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    Add onion and potatoes and sauté for 5-6 minutes or until softened
    Add garlic seasoning and apples

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    Add wine and let it reduce down by half
    Add tomatoes and tomato paste and stir thoroughly
    Place zucchini on plate top with hot Ragu and chicken breast. Top with goat cheese and garnish "BOOM!"-Kevin

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    Macros:serves 2 Calories:589, fat: 16g,Protein:41g, carbs:64g, fiber:14g, Sodium: 700mg

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    Comments

    1. comfortablydomestic says

      October 22, 2014 at 2:25 pm

      What a fun twist on ragu! Love the zucchini noodles.

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    2. TheSuburbanSoapbox says

      October 22, 2014 at 9:14 am

      Love this recipe! I'm always looking for recipes to get more use out of my spiralizer.

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    3. Meseidy says

      October 22, 2014 at 12:38 am

      Love this twist on a ragu! I've been wanting a spiralizer for a while now!

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    4. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

      October 20, 2014 at 8:23 pm

      1 - I want a spiralizer so badly! I julienne zucchini to make zoodles pretty often, but these just look so much cooler! 2 - I love that there's apple in this!

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    5. veganinthefreezer says

      October 20, 2014 at 7:28 pm

      I am definitely going to check on those work out plans. You also have an excellent chance at winning!

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    6. [email protected] says

      October 20, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      I love zucchini noodles and love the addition of Apple and pancetta!

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    7. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

      October 20, 2014 at 2:49 pm

      You totally deserve to win!! This is a great looking dish!!

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    8. beate weiss-krull (@Beatepdx) says

      October 20, 2014 at 2:22 pm

      Yes, lot's of veggies and healthy food definitively rule.

      Your recipe sounds fantastic I am crossing my fingers for you to win

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    9. Paula - bell'alimento says

      October 20, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      I need to get on this zoodle train

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    10. Back for Seconds says

      October 20, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      Such a beautiful dish and it sounds delish too!

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    11. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

      October 20, 2014 at 11:48 am

      Interesting noodles! I made zucchini "noodles" over the weekend for my husband (I don't like zucchini) and they were not nearly as nice looking as yours! The chicken looks great, too! Love healthy meals like this.

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    12. Cookin Canuck says

      October 20, 2014 at 11:29 am

      It's so true that a good balance between eating and exercise can fuel your body and make you feel fantastic! I love everything about this recipe.

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    13. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

      October 20, 2014 at 10:54 am

      I love those zoodles!!!!

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    14. christine (@foodyschmoody) says

      October 20, 2014 at 10:41 am

      Sounds amazing. I really need to get myself a spiralizer

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    15. Nutmeg Nanny says

      October 20, 2014 at 9:11 am

      I don't know why I haven't gotten on the zoodle train yet. I need to make this asap!

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    16. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says

      October 20, 2014 at 7:59 am

      When I saw this photo the other day, I almost died! it looks absolutely amazing. I adore zucchini noodles to begin with but you seriously upped the ante.

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    17. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

      October 19, 2014 at 8:33 pm

      Your zucchini noodles look SO fun, I have never had them and now I have to try them! Best of luck in the contest

      Reply

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