Fresh Zucchini Noodles with Chicken Marinara

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Ingredients

Four chicken breasts
1/4 tsp Sea Salt and pepper
4 med Zucchinis
1 C Marinara Sauce*
2 Oz Grated Parmesan cheese
1 C Croutons (crushed)

Serves 4
Preheat oven 375°F
Bake 30 min

*Homemade Marinera Sauce Ingredients:
1/2 can (28oz) of crushed tomatoes.  
If you want to use fresh tomatoes instead of canned you will need about 2 lbs of tomatoes peeled and crushed (squeeze out the seeds). That would be about 12 tomatoes).
3 pressed garlic cloves
1/4 tsp of dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp of oregano
1/2 tsp of sea salt
Add all the ingredients to the pan.

Directions:
1)
Boil chicken in a large 5 Qt pot (or microwave in a covered safe dish for 5 min or until done - internal temperature of chicken reaches 165° F).
2) Cut cooked chicken into cubes stir in Sea salt and pepper coating all sides.
3) Grate the zucchini into long zucchini noodles, set aside in a bowl with paper towels and press out excess liquid.
4) Mix all ingredients together thoroughly using 1/2 of the crushed croutons and Parmesan cheese.
5) Place in a clean casserole dish and top with the remaining croutons and parmesan cheese. Place casserole dish in oven and bake uncovered at 375 for 30 minutes.