Spaghetti squash, cauli rice, etc actually good???

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cla11b wrote: »

How do you spiral it? Do you need a special tool or just a knife?

I bought a $10 vegetti spiralizerfrom Wal-Mart. It makes the prettiest and tastiest zoodles out there!

I like spaghetti squash, but I can't think of it as a substitute for pasta. Pasta is pasta, squash is squash, they're different things but both are good in their own way. I agree that spaghetti squash can get watery and needs a thicker sauce. I think cauliflower is gross and nothing has changed my mind about that.

They're vegetables. Do you think veggies are nasty?

Oh I forgot. Make turkey spaghetti sauce BUT take two cups of baby carrots, grind them in a prep or Cuisinart until it's the consistency of ground meat and add that to the turkey as it is cooking. It will thicken up the sauce, add a slight sweetness that takes away the acidity of the tomato and well you get the minerals in the carrot and barely notice it. You can do it with zucchini too.

I love steamed vegetables. Pile the veggies in a steamer and steam all together == potatoes, sweet potato, rhutabaga, onions, broccoli, etc. I recently found bags of diced cauliflower at Walmart. It is great to slip into a lot of things, and I don't even taste it (like on homemade pizza--I pile it on and I can't even tell it's there). Spaghetti squash is good, but I prefer it with a little butter, cinnamon and sweetener (or honey) instead of with pasta sauce I slice cucumbers, onions and peppers into a jar; then, fill with a little over half of vinegar and the rest water; throw in a little salt, pepper and a pinch of sweetener. Let sit in fridge for a bit---yummy!!!

I have tried and loved cauliflower rice, spaghetti squash, and zucchini noodles, when prepared properly. In all cases, that means incorporating good sauces/flavors, because on their own these foods can be a bit disappointing. For example, I use cauliflower rice in stir-fry with teriyaki sauce or honey-garlic sauce, but it would be bland and awkward just steamed on its own. I find spaghetti squash too sweet and almost sour on its own, but it is really tasty with a tomato-based sauce, or as the crust for a pizza or quiche. And zucchini noodles are very tasty, especially when sautéed with flavorful components like onions and garlic and with tomato or alfredo sauces (but that may be because I strongly associate zucchini with Italian cuisine - there could be many other good flavor combinations).

I definitely recommend giving some of these a try. I am especially satisfied with cauliflower rice as an easy substitute for regular rice and spaghetti squash crusts have helped me satisfy pizza cravings at a lower-carb price. Good luck with whatever you try!

I personally love cauliflower rice Asian style with sesame oil and other veggies plus lemongrass.

Haven't tried cauliflower rice yet but I'm a huge fan of zoodles and spaghetti squash. Don't go into it thinking it's going to taste like pasta, though. A lot of my friends expected zoodles to be the perfect substitute and were highly disappointed, haha.

My super picky husband and 3 year old daughter love cauliflower fried rice. Made with peas, carrots, scallions, bean sprouts, and broccoli. We usually add stir fried chicken and scrambled egg. With a dash of soy sauce and some Chinese 5 spice, it is pretty darn close to fried rice!