zucchini noodles RULE!!

viclrstew
viclrstew Posts: 15 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I sing the praises of zucchini noodles! I finally had a BIG bowl of "pasta" since signing up with MFP and it was awesome! Don't get me wrong, still eat pasta, but those servings have to be so...little...

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  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    Yum! A spiralizer was the best Xmas gift ever.
  • DarcG
    DarcG Posts: 52 Member
    What's the best way to cook them? Do they really replace pasta well?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    I had them the other night with sautéed mushroom, onion, cherry tomato, bacon, olives and pesto. They were amazing!
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=fiber+gourmet+pasta

    This pasta is great and you can eat a ton for same calories...just another option.
  • viclrstew
    viclrstew Posts: 15 Member
    I used a box grater to make mine, found a cool blog on line about it with a video. After I made them with the grater (used 2 medium), put them in a sieve and tossed them with a little salt. The salt pulls out some liquid so they are a little firmer, more "al dente". Before adding pasta sauce saute them a little bit in garlic and olive oil. They replace pasta well enough I suppose... mushroom, bacon, olives, and pesto sounds absolutely wonderful!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Super healthy and super tasty. Call em whatever you want, they are darned good!
  • jkramsey42
    jkramsey42 Posts: 22 Member
    I like to make mine sauteed in a bit of olive oil with salt and garlic powder. Then add in some cooked mini shrimp and a little bit of jarred pesto... amazing!
  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
    I use a Julian peeler. I love it!!! You can make them 100 different ways. I don't even bother with pasta anymore!
  • daw0518
    daw0518 Posts: 459 Member
    I looooove zucchini (well... any squash, really) but rarely eat it outside of zucchini bread around the holidays. I'm going to have to try this! Sounds delicious!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    I got my spiral makers on ebay $12 for two, one makes zoodles and the other makes spirals, kind of like pencil shaving curls!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I eat zucchini like 4-5 nights a week...are the noodles really any better than just eating it as is?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    I like it because it brings all the other stuff together with it, like how spaghetti picks up the sauce. Also because it's basically all surface area it picks up a lot more flavor, same as if you slice it really thin i guess.
  • jontucc
    jontucc Posts: 142 Member
    I love them too either as replacement for pasta, noodles, in salads. Yum.
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