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Healthy Zoodles Zucchini Noodles

April 21, 2016 By Joe 3 Comments

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Holy zoodles zucchini noodles!  Spiralized zucchini is all the rage now and it should be.  Besides being a fun way to prepare the zucchini, it is also a great substitute for high calorie pasta.

Healthy zoodles zucchini noodles. A healthy alternative to regular pasta. Just add your favorite topping for a low calorie meal. | joeshealthymeals.com

Just make some of these healthy noodles and top them just like you would regular pasta.  Think marinara sauce, and Alfredo sauce.  Mix in a few more veggies and you have a pretty low calorie meal or side dish.  I decided to mix in a little basil pesto to make a side dish.

Veggetti spiralizer for vegetables. | joeshealthymeals.com

Our daughter, Josie sent Mary Jo a Veggetti spiralizer for her birthday. You can take a look at one cold salad.

There’s lots of ways that you can cook these.  Saute them in a skillet with a little olive oil, steam them, and I suppose you could just nuke them.  I decided to boil them for a couple minutes then drain and add the pesto.  You can make your own pesto or use prepared pesto from the grocery.  I went the easy route and used store bought.  That really makes this dish super easy.

Zucchini noodles. A healthy alternative to regular pasta, just add your favorite topping. | joeshelthymeals.com

One zucchini, some frozen peas, and grape tomatoes made enough for two servings.  It turned out very tasty and satisfying.  Pick yourself up a Veggetti spiralizer and make some zucchini noodles!

Enjoy!

Zoodles zucchini noodles. A healthy alternative to pasta that is simple and delicious. | joeshealthymeals.com

 

Zucchini noodles. A healthy alternative to regular pasta. Just add your favorite toppings. | joeshealthymeals.com

Healthy Zoodles Zucchini Noodles

5 from 1 vote
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Course: Vegetable side dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Joe Boyle

Ingredients

  • 1 medium zucchini , spiraled into noodles
  • 2/3 cup frozen peas
  • 10 grape tomatoes , halved
  • 3 tbsp basil pesto , (I used Kirkland brand from Cost-co)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • grated Parmesan cheese if desired
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Instructions

  • Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a sauce pan and add the zucchini and peas.
  • Boil for 2 minutes then strain to remove the water.
  • Place vegetables back in the sauce pan and add pesto, salt and red pepper flakes, stirring to combine.
  • Finally, add the tomatoes and lightly toss to combine.
  • Serve hot and add a small bit of grated Parmesan if desired

nutrition label for zucchini noodles

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  1. Katy

    April 21, 2016 at 5:44 pm

    Be sure to bring your vegetti when you visit! 🙂

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    • Joe

      April 21, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Count on it!

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  2. MaryJo

    April 21, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    5 stars
    And we have another winner; I never imagined that this would be so good! I was sure that the “zoodles” would be mushy and falling apart after being boiled, but they weren’t at all. The pesto was perfect with the zucchini. I didn’t even add any extra parmesan to mine.

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