For a healthy pasta alternative, try Zucchini Zoodles! The long, thick, spiral-cut zucchini noodles are so easy to make! Cook them quickly until al dente, and top with a sauce of fresh roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic. Add a generous amount of parmesan cheese and Oh My - the perfect healthy, low-carb pasta!!
All you need is a good spiral-cutting tool to make this easy and fun! If you don't have a spiralizer cutting tool, I recommend the Paderno World Cuisine Spiralizer at Amazon . I love it and use it all the time. Watch the video to see how to spiral cut zucchini and make this amazing summer harvest dish!
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Zucchini Zoodles with Roasted Cherry Tomato Garlic Sauce
Spiral cut zucchini noodles or "Zoodles" is a wonderul pasta alternative. This receipe pairs the zoodles with a fresh roasted cherry tomato and garlic sauce and parmesan cheese. You will be amazed at how good it is. Mangia!
Ingredients
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 small-medium zucchini spiral cut ribbons
- 1 small yellow squash spiral cut ribbons
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon each of minced flat leaf parsley & fresh basil
Instructions
- Combine cherry tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, black & red peppers, and ½ cup olive oil in a glass baking dish.
- Roast in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until slightly caramelized and juicy.
- While the tomatoes are roasting, combine the butter and 2 tablespoons of butter in in a large pan on the stovetop until sizzling. Add the “zoodles” and saute until just tender or “al dente”.
- Place the cooked zoodles in a large serving platter. When the roasted tomatoes are done, add all the tomatoes and juice to the zoodles. Mix in the parmesan cheese, parlsey and basil.
- Serve immediately.
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