Who doesn’t love a big bowl of spaghetti & meatballs? It’s one of my favorite meals! However, spaghetti isn’t exactly diet friendly.
Yesterday I decided to try a healthy twist on spaghetti. So I skipped the pasta and replaced it with zucchini.. And it was delicious!
I found the following nutrition facts on Fatsecret.com. Two servings of pasta made from one medium zucchini would cost you approx. 3g of carbs:
Nutrition Facts | |||||
Serving Size 1 medium | |||||
Amount Per Serving | |||||
Calories from Fat 3
Calories 31
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% Daily Values* | |||||
Total Fat 0.35g | 1% | ||||
Saturated Fat 0.073g | 0% | ||||
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.149g | |||||
Monounsaturated Fat 0.027g | |||||
Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | ||||
Sodium 20mg | 1% | ||||
Potassium 514mg | |||||
Total Carbohydrate 6.57g | 2% | ||||
Dietary Fiber 2.2g | 9% | ||||
Sugars 3.39g | |||||
Protein 2.37g | |||||
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Recipe:
I took two small zucchinis and cut off the ends. I then grated the zucchinis with the largest side of my grater to make long pasta-like strips.
I boiled a medium pot of water and added salt, pepper and a dash of olive oil. Once boiling, I added the zucchini and allowed it to come back to a boil. I then removed the pot the from heat after two minutes. A word of warning though, the zucchini cooks down to about 1/3 of it’s original size. I’d recommend at least four small zucchinis for a meal for two adults.
Here’s a photo of the zucchini boiling:
I drained the zucchini and mixed with my favorite spaghetti sauce and added some turkey meatballs. Yum! I didn’t even miss the pasta!
Add a little parmesan on top and you’ve got a fantastic, low-carb meal! Enjoy!
I just tried this recipe. One word–Delicious! Thank you!!