Pasta - 20 calories!!!!

one serving is 1/2 cup of regular pasta and only 150 calories. Don't get people trying to substitute with gross stuff. Just eat a portion and enjoy.

If you think they are gross, you probably didn't prepare them correctly. You need to rinse them THOROUGHLY for 5+ minutes in as hot of water your sink can do. After they are rinsed and drained, cook them in a large dry saute pan for 5+ minutes until the outside of them are dry. If you actually do these 2 steps correctly, they don't have any odor, or any strange taste. They absorb the flavors that you cook them in.

Definitely worth it when 1/2 cup.. heck, 50 cups of them are 0 calories. You just have to make sure you start it right to have a great finished product. I have a recipe on here for Vietnamese Seafood Pho that uses them. There is also a Pad Thai recipe floating around the forums that is pretty great.

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Sounds delish, thanks for sharing!

get the real shirataki noodles, you can find them at asian markets. those are 0 calories. rinse them first and dry cook them

i boil mine in chicken broth for few minutes then dry pan fry them with whatever i have on hand....yum!

What's dry pan frying? I've never heard that term before?
Thanks!

After you rinse them thoroughly, drain them, and put them in a dry saute pan and cook on high for 5+ minutes until the outside of the noodles are completely dry. It finishes taking the fishy smell off the noodles and slightly changes the texture so that they are more appealing for the average person.

Ahhh - okay, thanks. I've actually cooked that way before... it was just the term that was new to me.
Cheers!

Not sure what the Angel Hair version is??? Didn't recommend that one

Angel hair is just a type of pasta noodle. Fettucini..etc...their nutrition is pretty much the same regardless of the shape of the noodle...and I just pulled it from the Miracle Noodle website. Dunno if that matters any.

They are great! I use them when I make homemade soups, etc. One thing I did learn cut the longer noodles in half prior to cooking them.....to prevent choking = it happened to me. Maybe it's just a "me thing" but wanted to share this info with you. Otherwise, yes they are low in calories and not bad tasting (the smell of them is bad but rinse well with water then cook them). Enjoy

there's different shirtaki noodles. The tofu ones actually have tofu in them. I'd probably give it a whirl if it helped me hit my macros better than wheat pasta...

also, sometimes i have gluten allergies that are a problem.


This is from the amazon page:

"WHEAT AND GLUTEN FREE 8 oz package, 2 servings, 20 calories per serving, .05 fat, 1 gram of protein 3 total carbs 2 of those are fiber, 1 net carb per serving. Once you receive them, refrigerate. Before cooking, drain the noodles and run under water for a minute then put in boiling water for about 3 minutes then put favorite sauce and toppings on the noodles. Also great in soups. Remember, these noodles are the real deal, they may be a little more expensive than the competitors non-tofu shirataki noodles but your taste buds will thank you for it because they do not have the rubbery texture like every other kind of Shirataki noodles. Product of USA KOSHER OU Nutrition Facts Serving Size 4 oz Servings per package 2 Calories 20 Calories from Fat 5 Amount/Serving %DV * Total Fat 0.5g Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 0mg Total Carbohydrate 3g Dietary Fiber 2g Sugars 0g Sugar Alcohol 0g Protein 1g 1% 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 9 % *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. INGREDIENTS Filtered water, tofu (soybeans, calcium sulfate, glucono delta lactone), yam flour, calcium hydroxide. "

I live in Virginia, USA and have found these in the local Asian Market. Ask for Shiritaki Noodles or Tofu noodles, and you can probably find them. They are awesome!!

There are tons of recipes out there that use the tofu noodles in place of real pasta. I tried the tofu noodles and thought they were OK, but never really liked them. Broccoli slaw, on the other hand... YUM!

It's not for everyone, but who cares? If you like it, go for it. I like my pasta loaded up with lots of meat and sauce, so substituting out the calorie-dense pasta for something else that I like just as much but is lighter in calories just makes sense to me.

Broccoli slaw? Sounds nice. Receipe please?

I found these a few years back and was super excited, but didn't like the taste/texture when I tried to sub it for pasta =(

Same, but I didn't try dry frying them. I wish I had - then I might still be able to consider them again. The taste and texture was awful!