Best pasta substitute ever!

weightliftinggirl
weightliftinggirl Posts: 45 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I finally got around to trying making "pasta" from broccoli slaw. I figured it would taste mediocre but I would be able to eat it. I am happy to tell you that it is absolutely amazing!! I put MIDS spaghetti meat sauce on it and it is absolutely delicious, and less than 200 calories for a whole bowl!

Try it sometime :)
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  • gwenr
    gwenr Posts: 139 Member
    Did you cook the broccoli slaw like pasta in boiling water?
  • crazie4lulu
    crazie4lulu Posts: 762 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!
  • KellySue67
    KellySue67 Posts: 1,006 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!

    Agreed- Mmmm!!
  • marilee75
    marilee75 Posts: 1 Member
    How do you prepare your spaghetti squash?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    So I finally got around to trying making "pasta" from broccoli slaw. I figured it would taste mediocre but I would be able to eat it. I am happy to tell you that it is absolutely amazing!! I put MIDS spaghetti meat sauce on it and it is absolutely delicious, and less than 200 calories for a whole bowl!

    Try it sometime :)

    False advertising
  • ashleyinthecold
    ashleyinthecold Posts: 89 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!

    I can not get the Spaghetti Squash down. The texture and the taste are just too...blech! It's too sweet! I wanted to like it so badly, too!

    But I can second the Broccoli Slaw! It's SO good! The best pasta substitute I've found, by far.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    As long as it's not cauliflower!!!
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
    Broccoli slaw? Where can I get this?
  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!

    True story.
  • KellySue67
    KellySue67 Posts: 1,006 Member
    How do you prepare your spaghetti squash?

    Cut it in half, scoop out the seeds,, place it face down on a shallow baking pan with a small amount of water, and bake it for about 40 minutes at 350. After it's cooked, I take a fork and scrape it out of the skin. Yummo!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    whats wrong with real pasta?
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!
    Disagree. We make this occasionally. It's good, but it's not pasta. There is nothing wrong with eating actual pasta occasionally.
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    thank you but i will pass, in favor of real pasta :)
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    Lol, just kidding :laugh: If I could have pasta, *any* pasta, I'd be having it on the daily. Since it's not to be for me, I might try that, thanks :blushing:
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    I will never understand why people spend so much time creating weird stuff from cauliflower, broccoli, etc. For me, there is no substitute for potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Glad you tried something and enjoyed it.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    whats wrong with real pasta?

    Indeed. I find that I get a pretty decent amount of pasta for the calories.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    you gotta try spegetti squash... once you try that... you will never eat spegetti again!
    Disagree. We make this occasionally. It's good, but it's not pasta. There is nothing wrong with eating actual pasta occasionally.

    QFT!
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    whats wrong with real pasta?

    nothing, nothing at all :noway:
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I will never understand why people spend so much time creating weird stuff from cauliflower, broccoli, etc. For me, there is no substitute for potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Glad you tried something and enjoyed it.

    Because of fear mongering and the idea that cutting out foods in which you have no intolerance or allergy to is a good idea
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    I want to try this. I freakin' love broccoli. I love pasta, too, but sometimes it's nice to have a change.
  • 58Rock
    58Rock Posts: 176 Member
    There is no substitute for pasta.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I love broccoli slaw...but I love pasta too. I eat both. :drinker:
  • jellybeanhed313
    jellybeanhed313 Posts: 344 Member
    I like to use raw zucchini shredded into "noodles" for my pasta substitute. I cannot have real pasta because I am sensitive to gluten. It is not the same, but it does the trick with less calories and carbs.
  • missiebk
    missiebk Posts: 15
    I just had a flashback to my brief stint on the South Beach Diet. I was on message board and people were talking about the chopping and blending cauliflower, adding some butter or milk or salt or pepper and how it tasted just like mashed potatoes. Fraud, fraud, fraud!

    I'll stick to a small serving of whole wheat pasta and occasionally the useless white pasta when the need arises.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    I will never understand why people spend so much time creating weird stuff from cauliflower, broccoli, etc. For me, there is no substitute for potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Glad you tried something and enjoyed it.

    Because some folks simply do not tolerate it well & are looking for a substitute for some semblance of the life they once had.
    If I could tolerate it, I would, but more likely, I'll either take the cut permanently or just use shirataki, squash or try this broccoli slaw, as sacrilegious as it sounds.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    [insert mean comment here]

    :flowerforyou:
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    whats wrong with real pasta?

    Indeed. I find that I get a pretty decent amount of pasta for the calories.

    Not everyone is concerned with the caloric content
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    I will never understand why people spend so much time creating weird stuff from cauliflower, broccoli, etc. For me, there is no substitute for potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Glad you tried something and enjoyed it.

    Because some folks simply do not tolerate it well & are looking for a substitute for some semblance of the life they once had.
    If I could tolerate it, I would, but more likely, I'll either take the cut permanently or just use shirataki, squash or try this broccoli slaw, as sacrilegious as it sounds.

    This read as a low-calorie option to me. OP only mentioned the calorie content.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    I will never understand why people spend so much time creating weird stuff from cauliflower, broccoli, etc. For me, there is no substitute for potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Glad you tried something and enjoyed it.

    Because of fear mongering and the idea that cutting out foods in which you have no intolerance or allergy to is a good idea

    Or because for some people, pasta (or pizza) triggers binges. I don't know about the OP, but that's definitely the case for me. I used to eat big bowls of pasta for dinner every night. Then I got fat. So now I sometimes portion it out and have one serving, but other days, I'd rather use the calories elsewhere. Besides, broccoli slaw is healthy.

    Another great option is zucchini "pasta" - just use a regular or julienne peeler to slice the zucchini.
  • Starbabyfatso7
    Starbabyfatso7 Posts: 1
    Real pasta has lots of carbs.

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