I love zucchini "noodles", but this recipe can be simplified. Just use a potato peeler to make thin strips (discard the core/seeds), and sauté in a little olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper to taste, and add sauce or grated Parmesan as desired.
I have always admired this when I've seen it done in restaurants so I was happy to find this recipe so I could duplicate it at home. Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the "noodles" and in my case one minute was too long. I sliced the zucchini very thinly with a mandoline and, while I was happy with how that turned out, I found the one minute of cooking time in the boiling water made them limp rather than the crisp tender I was after. Next time I'll shorten that to maybe half that long, skip the step of continuing cooking in the skillet in the butter and garlic, and just simply toss the zucchini in that mixture instead. Great potential in this recipe that I'm looking forward to getting right the next time.
Yummy idea! It got me looking up all kinds of zucchini pasta ideas and recipes. I omitted the last step just drained it well and served it with marinara sauce. It was fantastic.(Marinara sauce: sautéed onions with barest spray of oil then added a can of whole tomatoes to the pan a lot of basil a bit of oregano salt and pepper to taste and a couple tbsp of splenda simmered till it was thick in consistency) For cheese my bf used some parmesan and I used some low fat mozzarella. Very yummy very low calorie!
I wasn't looking to use this as a noodle base for sauce but rather as a simple veggie accompaniment. It was perfect. Wonderful flavor that I don't think I would WANT to mask with a sauce! I made my slices on the thick side and the cooking method as such was spot on. They were beautifully bright green and crisp. I sauteed them in olive oil rather than margarine. P.S. This is the recipe that made my (normally zucchini averse) children clean their plates!
I was aiming to make these as healthy as possible so I just boiled them until they were cooked enough for me drained salt and peppered sprinkled on parmesan cheese. I ate this with Marinara Sauce II. Delicious! Lucky me I have enough left for lunch tomorrow!
I used my vegetable peeler and made strands that way. I skipped the butter step at the end and just sprayed with a zero calorie spray margarine. I topped with jarred fat free spaghetti sauce and it was the best most filling lunch I have had in a long time. I am not ashamed to admit that I am going to have it again tomorrow too!
This was a great alternative to eating my spagetti sauce with rice. The zucchini has great taste.
This is one of those simple dishes you can whip up in no time and I cooked mine for the time stated in the recipe. Since my garlic was no good I used a little sweet onion instead and seasoned the "noodles" with garlic salt pepper and Italian seasonings. Perfect with a dusting of Parmesan cheese. Yum!
I grated with a potato peeler and sauteed in olive oil and butter; salt and pepper and topped with my own version of healthy spaghetti sauce including red peppers mushrooms onion garlic and jarred sauce. Soooo gooood! Thank you all recipes...couldn't find it anywhere else!
ok but probably won't make again unless I have these ingredients on hand and need to use them up.
