"I Can't Believe its Not Pasta!" (Gluten-free, Vegan, Fat-free, Low-Calorie)

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  • Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
1 or 2 Zucchini Salt, cracked pepper and dried Italian herbs to taste.Utensils: Mandolin (ideally), or a sharp knife and vegetable peeler.
Directions

Simply slice the zucchini length-ways on your mandolin using the wide setting to get long noodles.
OR
Using a knife, slice up zucchini into thin strips, or peel into strips/ribbons with the peeler.

Place strips into a microwavable bowl, sprinkle in 4 tablespoons of water, cover with cling wrap.
Microwave for about 2 minutes on high, take out and stir it up a bit. Re-cover and zap it for another minute. Season to your liking.
Top with your pasta sauce and you have a very low-cal 'pasta' dish!


Makes 1 large 'pasta' serve.

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MISSYMEOW.

Servings Per Recipe: 1
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 35.8
  • Total Fat: 0.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 2,332.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
  • Protein: 1.5 g

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