I am a HUGE fan of pasta. Pasta dishes are another thing I could eat every day. However I know how many carbs are in noodles. I kept hearing about making noodles out of veggies but was skeptical. I had heard you can taste the difference. Being a firm believer in you cannot tell the difference between ground beef and ground turkey if you are cooking right, I thought I would give this “zoodles” thing a try. It was the best decision ever and it tasted similar to noodles! There was a difference but these were still good.
To make vegetable noodles you will have to get one of these or something similar. It is one of those as seen on TV gadgets. I found
mine at Walgreens in the as seen on TV section. It was $14. You can also find them at Bed Bath and Beyond and on Amazon. I was going to post a link on here but they don’t have a website I could find.
Lets get into this meal. It is very quick to make.
prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 10 minutes
ingredients:
shrimp (12 pieces shelled and deveined)
zucchini (2)
2 TBSP olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic (4 cloves)
crushed red pepper
1 tsp lemon zest
2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
parsley
salt and pepper to taste
Veggetti
What I did first was get my veggetti out and prepare my zoodles. I set them aside in a bowl for later.
Next, warm up half of the olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. When the oil becomes hot add the garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the shrimp and lemon zest and half the 1emon juice. Stir the shrimp often until it turns pink.
Once the shrimp turns pink remove from heat and set aside. Add remaining olive oil to the pan with most of the garlic still in the pan. (When I made this most of the garlic ended up in a bowl with the shrimp) Heat the oil for 30 seconds and add the zucchini. heat the zucchini for 30-45 seconds. When the zoodles are ready place them on a plate or in a bowl, add the shrimp you set aside on top. Garnish with red pepper flakes and parsley flakes. Add addition lemon juice. Serve immediately.
*Zucchini will shrink up a lot because of all the water in them. I just want to warn you. I was very surprised!
Enjoy!
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