This healthy summer dinner subs zoodles for pasta to help use up your zucchini bounty--as well as slash calories and carbs. Once the spiralized zucchini has time to soak up the herby pesto sauce, this chicken and pesto pasta makes particularly good leftovers.
4 medium-large zucchini (about 2 pounds), trimmed
¾ teaspoon salt, divided
2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 large clove garlic, quartered
½ teaspoon ground pepper
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
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