zucchini noodle spaghetti
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Zucchini Noodle Spaghetti
No-cook · ~10 min · Serves 1
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Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini
- ¼ cup marinara sauce (jarred, or make our Sun-Dried Marinara)
Directions
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- Clean the zucchini and make noodles with a spiralizer, or a julienne peeler for thinner strands.
- Serve raw for a crunchy noodle, or warm briefly to soften.
- Top with the marinara: jarred, or our Sun-Dried Marinara.
- Make it a meal.* Add a lean protein, seasoned to match the dish: ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground beef (grass-fed preferred) browns into a traditional meat sauce; tofu if you eat plant-based. Italian seasoning here.
What makes this filling. Zucchini is mostly water, so the noodles on their own will not keep you full for long. That is not a mark against the dish. Using a vegetable in place of refined pasta brings vitamins and minerals the box does not. Add a lean protein and the plate is complete; that is what step 4 is for.
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Per-serving values are approximate and vary with brand, variety, and preparation. Protein is shown in grams.
*Making it a meal adds, per serving: 3 oz cooked ground turkey: about 175 calories, 23 g protein · ground chicken: 160 calories, 20 g protein · ground beef (93% lean): 180 calories, 25 g protein · firm tofu (½ cup): 105 calories, 13 g protein, and 1 g of fiber. USDA FoodData Central, approximate.