I bought a Veggetti the other day. Essentially, I use it like a pencil sharpener and it turns my veggies (like zucchini) into noodles. Shaped like an hour glass, one side is for thicker strips and the other side is for thinner strips. You can then either microwave, sauté or boil your veggie strips to soften them. I nuked mine for 90 seconds (because my microwave sucks) and topped with the Mighty Meaty Pasta Sauce (found in the Looneyspoons recipe book).
Yum.
I was so freaking excited to try this because I thought it meant I would be able to eat more for less. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but I found that I was actually more hungry after eating and totally pigged out on muffins later. Next time, I think I am going to pair this with a salad so I could prevent the food bingeing later.
I will definitely be trying the zoodles again though (I do have leftovers after all), as well as trying the different veggies suggested by the Veggetti (potato, carrots, and cucumber - although not necessarily with pasta sauce). I also want to try spaghetti squash with pasta sauce.
Have a great day!
Oooh! Well that's cool (and you're my second friend to make zucchini noodles this month - crazy)! The zucc would have a bit less stick-with-you-ness, I would expect, than pasta. More protein to balance it/keep you satisfied? Maybe? Nifty noodles, lady! I like the idea of this a lot.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty neat and super fast to make. I found it at Target and have been wanting to try zoodles for a while. Good idea with trying protein. Maybe I'll add beans to the recipe next time.
DeleteBeans. YES! Funny, I ALWAYS think cottage cheese these days. (Because cottage cheese, obviously.) But beans are awesome. Black beans. Yes. Good call.
DeleteYes to black beans (and maybe corn and spices to make it more Mexi, lol). I don't eat cottage cheese so that would have never crossed my mind. Good suggestion though. I want to try making a lasagna using zucchini strips so maybe it would come in handy then. :)
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