Low-Carb Zucchini Ribbon 'Pasta'

Low-Carb Zucchini Ribbon 'Pasta'

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 56.4
  • Total Fat: 1.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 8.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 1.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Low-Carb Zucchini Ribbon 'Pasta' calories by ingredient


Introduction

Ever tried turning zucchini into 'pasta'? With a vegetable peeler, it's easy to create ribbons of squash. Ever tried turning zucchini into 'pasta'? With a vegetable peeler, it's easy to create ribbons of squash.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 teaspoon olive oil
    4 small zucchini (about 1 1/4 pounds), ends trimmed and sliced into ribbons
    1 small Vidalia onion, sliced
    pinch black pepper
    2 tablespoon whole wheat or panko bread crumbs
    1 lemon, zested


Directions

Use a vegetable peel to make ribbons from zucchini.

Place the oil into a non-stick sauté pan, and warm over medium heat. Add the onions to the pan, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini and cook another 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.

Set the vegetables aside. Place the pan back on the burner, and add the bread crumbs and lemon zest. Cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about two minutes. Sprinkle the lemon crumbs over the vegetables and serve warm.


Makes four 1-cup servings
(two servings of vegetables per portion)

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    19 of 19 people found this review helpful
    Good base for a wonderful dish. Added some roasted granulated garlic, a splash of white wine, lemon zest, halved grape tomatoes and 1/4 cup of cannelini beans for a complete and healthy meal. Thank SparkPeople! - 1/3/12


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    Very Good
    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
    Yum, I am not a fan of zucchini but the rest of my family is, I added lemon juice and diced tomatoes to this recipie and I have to say I absolutely loved it. Instead of using Olive Oil I sprayed my pan with spray olivce oil. Will make this again. - 6/28/12


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    Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I sauteed my panko in the same pan that I seared my scallops in, which added a nice flavor and compliment to my main dish. - 6/14/12


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    Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Agree with comment below, I added lemon juice, salt, and parm :) it was great that way and I would certainly make it again...might toss in some fresh tomatoe - 8/25/11


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Enjoyed this as a nice side dish. I did add some garlic and cherry tomatoes from the garden. I think I would have liked just as well without the bread crumbs and just lemon zest. Used veggie peeler for zucchini but it's challenging to hold onto while peeling..slippery!! Will make again. - 7/30/12


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Adding a sliced green pepper to this is very good too! - 8/26/11


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Tasty. It was a little bland so I squeezed some of the lemon juice in there and sprinkled a bit of garlic salt and grated parm on it - but it was def tasty. Def worth fixing again... - 7/25/11


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    this is great but with some garlic sauteed with the onions and zucchini, no crumbs are needed.
    - 7/31/12


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I made this tonight and it was great! LOVE the lemon zest! I took the suggestions of fellow Sparkers and added fresh tomatoes when I took it off the heat. I also added garlic while cooking, and substituted parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs. Superb!!! - 6/27/12


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    Good
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I added garlic too--lenon zest too---very good! - 6/19/12


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I bought the Veggetti utensil at Bed Bath and Beyond (14.99) as I was looking for a mandolin slicer to make this dish, it's awesome! Instead of ribbons it made spaghetti size strands of zucchini super fast. Although the recipe was a little bland, there is so much potential! Will make again, thanks! - 8/10/14


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I luv this recipe, it sounds just perfect. - 11/27/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    What a great way to get your veggies! Super recipe and easy too! - 6/18/12


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    O.K.
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Cool but seriously, after making the healthy zucchini, why the heck are you adding BREAD CRUMBS? - 6/14/12


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Made this tonight and was easy and tasty. I did add fresh garlic in with the onions. I will make this again and add some things some of the other posters recommended. - 5/20/12


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    Incredible!
    Loved this. As good as pasta and can eat more. - 7/13/21


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    Very enjoyable - 6/10/21


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    Used my spiralizer to make the ribbons and did it as per recipe. It was great , I wouldn't change a thing. - 6/10/21


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    thanks for sharing - 5/31/21


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    Incredible!
    I added some lemon juice and some garlic and parmesan cheese to it and my family loved it. - 11/9/20


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    I am going to try these this afternoon! - 9/6/20


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    I've always wanted to try zoodles... - 9/4/20


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    lovely - 9/4/20


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    Might be interesting. - 9/3/20


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    I could make this for dinner - 6/22/20


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    :) - 12/31/19


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    Very Good
    Very good. This recipe will be nice at our Christmas dinner. - 12/15/19


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    Incredible!
    This was really good . Defiantly will fix again. - 12/4/19


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    Thanks for sharing. - 11/25/19


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    Very Good
    I added garlic and skipped the bread crumbs. - 11/10/19


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    Zucchini ribbons cook in 20 seconds, 3 minutes will mush them. - 10/7/19


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    tasty - 10/1/19


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    Very Good
    Left out the panko all together but loved the rest. I love zoodles too. - 9/12/19


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    Incredible!
    yum - 9/12/19


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    Nice recipe - 7/12/19


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    O.K.
    Leave out lemon, just cut zucchini into pieces, no need for noodling at all. Parmesan added. Waste of time old recipe, just cut zucchini normally! - 6/10/19


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    Great idea - 6/3/19


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    Very Good
    me yes hubby no. will have to do when company abounds - 5/31/19


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    Yum! - 12/24/18


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    Very Good
    We have this one about twice a month - 12/2/18


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    Incredible!
    Delicious - 11/22/18


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    NICE - 11/21/18


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    very versatile - love it - 11/20/18


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    thank you - 11/20/18


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    Incredible!
    YUM - 11/19/18


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    Great - 11/15/18


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    Very Good
    Nice subdtitute - 11/14/18


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    Incredible!
    I do this often and it is always good and always a good stand in for pasta. - 10/28/18


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    Incredible!
    Thanks. I have been looking for easy pasta replacement dishes. This would clean up easy for a Keto friendly recipe. - 9/28/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 9/16/18


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    Incredible!
    Need to try. - 8/26/18


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    Nice - 8/20/18


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    Incredible!
    I used a regular onion, added garlic and a splash of sirachi. Will make this again. - 8/19/18


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    I'm feeling adventuresome so would like to try this. It looks yummy to me but I'm not sure if DH will like it or not. - 8/15/18


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    This looks so good, I cannot wait for the fresh zucchini to be ready to try this recipe. - 8/15/18


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    Wonderful! I don't own on e of those spiralizers, so using the veggie peeler is perfect! - 8/15/18


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    Very Good
    Being diabetic I miss my pasta, but this comes somewhat close to replace it. - 8/15/18


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    Very Good
    I made this recipe, I liked it, but nobody else would try it. - 8/8/18


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    Great way of making low calorie pasta. I am looking forward making this dish. Thanks for sharing. - 7/30/18


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    Good
    Good alternative. - 7/25/18


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    tasty - 7/21/18


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    good - 7/20/18


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    interesting.... - 7/8/18


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    Nice - 7/6/18


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    I've made these with garlic and onion, but now am anxious to try it with the bread crumbs and lemon zest. - 7/5/18


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    Bad
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thought it was a good low carb pasta idea, but the taste was anything but good... - 6/10/18


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    This really looks good!! - 11/10/17


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    O.K.
    Ik by ur - 10/14/17


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    Looks great! I'll give it a try! - 10/6/17


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    Very Good
    tasty - 10/3/17


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    Incredible!
    Never had zucchini like this. It tastes great and I will keep this recipe. - 9/27/17


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    Good use of zucchini. - 9/12/17


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    Wondering what serving suggestions go alone with this recipe? I make zucchini, onions, garlic but haven't ever tried breadcrumbs or lemon. - 9/4/17


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe. I like the versatility of being able to add things to this dish. - 9/4/17


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    Very Good
    This was very good. I'll probably try adding some lemon juice next time. - 9/2/17


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    Kitchen aid now has an attachment to make this pasta. - 8/25/17


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    Incredible!
    One of my favorite veggies and a nice way to dress it up with flavor and eat. I was light on the lemon zest and bread crumbs. Presentation is most of the enjoyment of eating it! - 8/5/17


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    Not bad, but it's easier to make the strips with larger zucchini. - 7/26/17


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    O.K.
    It took much longer to make than stated. Still it tasted very good. - 7/21/17


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    delicious - 7/20/17


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    Not so sure about this. My zucchini would not "ribbon" like that - 7/3/17


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    Incredible!
    Good recipe - 6/22/17


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    Can't wait to try this! - 6/22/17


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    - 6/11/17


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    Very Good
    A nice, new twist on using zucchini! It was pretty good. I may try it as a cold dish...make ribbons & onions ahead of time with lemon zest. Before eating add pepper, maybe some parsley and browned Panko. - 5/7/17


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    use lemon pepper - 2/7/17


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    I made this with home made pesto (got the recipe when I was visiting for SHabbat). No bread crumbs. It was yummy and almost didn't make it to the SHabbos table. - 12/15/16


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    quick easy to make once you get use to peeling the zucchini. added garlic and parmesan cheese. - 9/5/16


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    Very Good
    Zucchini is one of my favorite veggies and I loved this recipe. I would add green, red and yellow peppers sliced to this to bulk it up a bit! - 3/12/16


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    Very Good
    Really tasty. Creating the ribbons was a little tedious, but worth the time. I added some garlic for a flavor kick. - 9/16/13


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    Incredible!
    Seems like there could be endless variations on this recipe - I loved that I got a lot of veggies and could cook it in one pan. Skipped the breadcrumbs, added some fresh spinach, garlic & cherry tomatoes. Sprinkled with 1 T of parmesan. Was FANTASTIC. - 4/18/13


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    Good
    I liked the idea of the zucchini ribbons and they made for an enjoyable texture...but I didn't find that there was enough flavor in this otherwise. I'd want to add some garlic and/or parsley and/or basil if I make it again, which I probably won't. I'll do the ribbon technique again for sure though! - 3/11/13


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    Incredible!
    very good taste - 2/11/13


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    Very Good
    I Loved it, son age 2.5years loved the breadcrumbs lol, husband hated it.
    THanks ill make it again!
    - 1/8/13


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    Incredible!
    Delicious and a very attractive way to serve zucchini! One of our new 'favorites!' - 12/18/12


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    Hmm... I'm going to add nuts to the topping. Probably walnuts. Mmm... - 12/5/12


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    Very Good
    if you have a mandoline type of slicer, the slicing part is really easy but with a standard vegetable peeler it would be a real pain. Loved the suggestions from Chrisstl and some other posters - made a very tasty meal! - 11/23/12


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    Good. - 11/23/12


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    Very Good
    Ooh, interesting!! I'm going to try this! - 10/26/12


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    Sounds good. Making it tonight. - 10/25/12