Zoodles!

Maui4me2

I have fallen in love with zucchini noodles! I have made "scampi" with scallops and "scampi" with clams and just loved them both....wondering if anyone has any delish zucchini noodle recipes they would like to share? I'm a pasta lover and have switched to quinoa and brown rice pasta but looking for even healthier alternatives.... Thanks so much!!

fitnotfluffy

Oh man, zoodles are my favorite! I usually top them with a homemade red sauce with whatever I have on hand. I will sauté mushrooms, garlic, fresh spinach, diced up yellow squash, onion, whatever I have in the fridge with some ground beef or italian sausage and use crushed/diced tomatoes instead of jarred sauce. I made a shrimp scampi recently too, but I usually just stick with red sauce because it's my favorite!

Queenmunchy

Seriously the best recipe blog - all recipes of spiralized vegetables http://inspiralized.com/

Queenmunchy

I also like to just saute some peppers, scallions, roasted red peppers, mushroom, spinach, cherry tomatoes (really anything), add in my zoodles and 1-2 wedges of spreadable cheese (like Laughing Cow). It makes a big, delicious meal in under 10 minutes and super low calorie.

130 calories:


Also, these Kung Pao Zoodles are REALLY good.

cindyangotti

Where do you buy zoodles? I know I would love them!

krokador

cindyangotti wrote: »

Where do you buy zoodles? I know I would love them!

You make 'em out of zucchini with a spiralizer, a julienne slicer or if you're cheap and old school , a carrot/potato peeler (it's more zinguini at this point, I gotta say)

I made a tuna & clam carbonara sauce to put on top the last time around and it made the tuna surprisingly edible! lol

enterdanger

you just take a zucchini and you can either make big noodles with a vegetable peeler or you can get a gadget like a vegetable spiralizer or a vegetti. I have a vegetti.

I'm also a huge fan of spaghetti squash. Just cut in half, roast cut side down for an hour at 350 and scrape the squash out with a fork. It already the size and consistency of spaghetti noodles.

My favorite recipe is to roast a spaghetti squash and then sautee some diced ham, green onion and peas in pan. While I'm cooking this I poach 4 eggs. Top the spaghetti squash with your sautee, a poached egg, and grate some fresh parmesan on top. I also put fresh basil and salt and pepper in this. The egg makes the sauce when you cut into it. This dish has good protein and low calories. (serves 4)

Steph_Reed

@ Cindy, you don't.
Buy a sprilizer and make them from a zucchini. I bought the hand held one, like a mandolin but in a cone shape. You can also get a peeler that has Julian blades.

cindyangotti

Thanks! Going to get one this weekend.

htimpaired

Any problems with the zucchini releasing too much water/getting soggy?

ZyheeMoongazer

htimpaired wrote: »

Any problems with the zucchini releasing too much water/getting soggy?

I haven't mastered solving the soggy issue, but letting them sit in a bowl with salt for about 15 minutes prior helps get some of the water out.

amillenium

Queenmunchy wrote: »

I also like to just saute some peppers, scallions, roasted red peppers, mushroom, spinach, cherry tomatoes (really anything), add in my zoodles and 1-2 wedges of spreadable cheese (like Laughing Cow). It makes a big, delicious meal in under 10 minutes and super low calorie.

130 calories:


Also, these Kung Pao Zoodles are REALLY good.

THis looks amazing--I do something similar with a light homemade pesto!