I'm after some as well, I've recently had courgetti with bolognaise and I loved it. Any other recipes will be appreciated.

I made shredded chicken courgetti yesterday, it was really good!

Here are the ingredients for 1 serving:

1 courgette, spiralized
2 tsp garlic powder
Tsp oregano
Tsp basil
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or tobasco sauce
1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Pinch of sugar
1/2 tin of chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
7 black olives, chopped
1 skinless boneless chicken breast, boiled and shredded with two forks
1 yellow bell pepper, diced in small pieces
1/2 a white onion, diced

Combine the herbs, seasonings and worcestershire (or whatever savoury seasoning you like) with the shredded chicken in a pot. Add onion, olives and pepper and fry until onion is soft.

Add tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, pinch of sugar, and reduce mixture. Taste at this point and adjust seasoning.

Place spirals of courgette in a colander or sieve and blanch quickly with boiling water.

Add courgetti directly to the chicken and tomato mixture in the pot. Mix through and cook for a few minutes, making sure not to let the courgette become soggy!

Serve on heated plate - add a sprinkle of nutritional yeast flakes if you like (reminds me of parmesan!).

What's courgetti

IIRC a courgette is what a zucchini is called in the UK. So if I'm guessing right, courgetti = zoodles.

Do the zucchini noodles really taste like pasta? I LOVE pasta and would be excited to find a recipe to replace them with something lower cal.

panta1 wrote: »

Do the zucchini noodles really taste like pasta? I LOVE pasta and would be excited to find a recipe to replace them with something lower cal.

I don't think that zucchini noodles taste exactly like pasta. They do taste really good with tomatoes, and with a lot of the things I like to add to red sauce, so they work really well as a low-cal something to eat red sauce with. They have a less distinct flavor and are more tender than spaghetti squash. For me, my love of spaghetti is equal parts love of the red sauce and love of pasta. If you are truly all about the pasta, maybe you would enjoy mixing spaghetti with zucchini noodles so you still get some of the real thing for fewer calories.

feelinhappymomma wrote: »

What's courgetti

Courgetti is zucchini in Great Britain. :-)

WindSparrow wrote: »

panta1 wrote: »

Do the zucchini noodles really taste like pasta? I LOVE pasta and would be excited to find a recipe to replace them with something lower cal.

I don't think that zucchini noodles taste exactly like pasta. They do taste really good with tomatoes, and with a lot of the things I like to add to red sauce, so they work really well as a low-cal something to eat red sauce with. They have a less distinct flavor and are more tender than spaghetti squash. For me, my love of spaghetti is equal parts love of the red sauce and love of pasta. If you are truly all about the pasta, maybe you would enjoy mixing spaghetti with zucchini noodles so you still get some of the real thing for fewer calories.

I spiralize a blend of zucchini, yellow squash and carrot and sauté it with a tsp of olive oil, a pinch of salt, fresh cracked pepper and fresh ginger as a side with cedar plank salmon or shrimp.

I also use spiralized zucchini and/or yellow squash to bulk up pasta in my Shrimp Fra Diavolo. I use 3/4 cup spaghetti and 1 1/2 cup squash noodles. Sorry, giving up pasta completely is not in my lifestyle plan

Finally, I use it in homemade ramen! A can of fat free reduced sodium chicken broth (or veggie broth), spiralized veggies, Nasoya Pasta Zero Shirataki Spaghetti (only 15 calories for 2/3 cup!!) and Asian veggies, maybe a little chicken or shrimp and a healthy splash of Sriracha for heat.