No wonder, because the vegetable noodles made from zucchini contain hardly any carbohydrates, are extremely low in calories and have practically no fat. You can pack spaghetti!
At the same time, zoodles are also incredibly versatile: there is actually no pasta sauce that cannot be made into zucchini pasta. Whether zoodles with tomato and minced meat sauce, zoodles with carbonara, with tomato or parmesan sauce, with bolognese or simply with homemade pesto – there are no limits to your creativity with these low-carb recipes.
Favorite recipe: lemon zoodles with feta
Our favorite recipe with zoodles is much simpler: per serving two large zucchini use the spiral cutter to make zucchini noodles, 1 tablespoon of olive oil heat in a pan, garlic Squeeze out, fry briefly in the oil, add the vegetable noodles and let everything cook for a moment. It is important to note that the zucchini should remain crisp – or "firm" to speak in pasta jargon.
Now comes the highlight: 1 organic lemon Squeeze out and add the juice to the pan, 1 pack Feta cheese dice and add. All with a little Salt, pepper and Mediterranean spices taste and enjoy. Doesn't take longer than 10 minutes – I promise!
Even more delicious zoodles recipes
Zoodles Thai style
We copied this recipe from VAPIANO. We love it because it shows us how versatile the zucchini spaghetti is and how versatile it can be used in the kitchen. The Thai sauce really makes a difference with coconut milk and lime leaves. About the recipe: Zoodles Thai style
Zucchini with green asparagus and pistachio pesto
Green, yes green is everything I like! Green zoodles meet green asparagus and homemade pistachio pesto with fresh basil. And: This feast for the eyes tastes delicious too! About the recipe: Zucchini with green asparagus and pistachio pesto
Vegetable pasta with a quick Bolognese
It's no secret that we love Bolognese: the classic simply goes – fortunately also with Zoodles. In this dish, the zucchini pasta is accompanied by carrot pasta and whole grain spaghetti. So it becomes a round, colorful thing. About the recipe: Vegetable pasta with a quick Bolognese
Courgette spaghetti with tomato sauce
Of course, we prepare the tomato sauce for this delicious low-carb dish with zoodles ourselves. About the recipe: Courgette spaghetti with tomato sauce.
Make zoodles yourself: how it works
The easiest way to make zoodles at home is to have one Spiral cutter have. They are already available for around 10 euros. So it is not absolutely necessary to buy an expensive device (e.g. from WMF), although of course these also have their advantages. The good thing about it: you can not only use it to cook zucchini pasta, but also any other kind of vegetable pasta.
If you want to save the investment, you can use "zucchini pappardelle" instead of "zucchini spaghetti". While a spiral cutter turns the vegetables into thin noodles, you can too cut into broad strips using a peeler. This is also super fast and has another advantage: more sauce sticks to the thicker zucchini pasta, which contributes a lot to the appetizing taste of the dish. Also a cylindrical vegetable slicer Incidentally, it can be used for zoodles.
Zoodles and more: This is what summer tastes like
Here we have even more zucchini recipes for you, with which you can turn summer vegetables into delicious delights. And if you have a taste for low-carb pasta, you should definitely try beetroot noodles and sweet potato pasta.