Zook Noodles!

So a while back I bought my lovely bride an attachment for her ever capable Kitchen Aid mulit-mixer, and it was this sprial cutter thing. It's sat in the closet for a couple years. Dang thing wasn't cheap either!

So, today we got it out. Wow! This thing is actually serious; far more serious than I thought. My bride came up with this recipe for spiral cut "noodles" made from Zucchini. The Zucchini is sautéed, in a garlic butter sauce, and then served with a basil pesto. Low carb.

She made some chicken, sautéed in some butter and garlic, with some onions. Red Bird chickens, so that's always good.

Wow! Who know low-carb could be so good!!

BOOM!!!

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Wow! Who know low-carb could be so good!!

come over to the dark side...

seriously, I hear home-made noodles are much superior. I've tried but couldn't get them thin enough. sort of got dumplings.

ever had Spaghetti Squash?

I have had boiled Zucchini noodles and I didn't care for them. These sauteed ones might be better. I do like Zucchini bread, it cleans me out pretty good.

originally posted by: ElGoobero

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Wow! Who know low-carb could be so good!!

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ever had Spaghetti Squash?

Yes, many times! Love the stuff. Wife is not real fond of it because it seems so, I dunno, easy I guess.

I actually love the things, but she wanted to make this dish, and it was GREAT. Came out fantastic!

ETA - Ate Spaghetti squash all the time in college. My roommate and I only had wild game (ducks, deer, elk, geese, fish, etc) in our freezer and coolers. Only thing we ever bought from the store was beer, and veggies. And, later we even made our own beer. We were wont for nothing! Made our own sauces even.

Love spaghetti squash!! Nice side dish! You know...Butter, Salt and Pepper! Oh, and a little parm!

Strangely, I am not a big fan of spaghetti squash. It's a mix of the crunch and the vaguely sweet taste I think. For a noodle substitute, it's just wrong to me and off-putting. I have had zoodles once, and they were OK. They were less offensive to what my brain expected a noodle to be.