Behold the Mighty “Zoodle!”
Yes, I am a “Zoodleholic”…it all began when I saw this photo:
Yes, Actor / Author Stanley Tucci is a “Zoodler” – and my wife Alex has met him several times and they always talk food!
So it made sense that, one night when Alex didn’t want pasta – but we had a lot of Zucchini – she bought this nifty “Zoodler” and away we went!
It’s fast and easy: the machine turns your Zucchini, Yellow or Green, into delicious “noodles” for cooking! As delicious as regular pasta noodles, but without the carbs!
I have used both colors of Zucchini, but for this video, we sent some green Zucchini through the process:
Voila! Oh, and as you can tell, unless your Zucchini breaks or you stop partway through, you get a VERY LONG ZOODLE!
You also get the center of the Zucchini to come out as a long tube…which I dice and add to my recipe!
Time For Fried Zucchini Zoodles – “alla Nerano” Style!
So, what to make? Well, I am in love with Stanley Tucci’s delicious fried Zucchini pasta dish, called “Spaghetti alla Nerano”- so I decided to do this recipe with a twist: I’m going to use Yellow Zucchini “Zoodles” instead!
You pat them dry several times with paper towels, because they sweat – then, while they are drying, it’s time to slice your some zucchini squash thinly, heat some oil on your stove in a small pan, and then fry your squash slices!
Here is how easy it is – note I had video footage doodling and frying green zucchini, but also made it with yellow as well:
After frying until they have crispy edges, lay them on paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt and dried basil!
Just as I did in the video with the green Zucchini, I “zoodled” my yellow squash and got ready to cook it up, which takes almost no time at all – but first I needed two of my best friends:
My Blogging friend Robbie Cheadle knows I love bacon – and she does too – so this is an homage to her! I sautéed some bacon and garlic in butter and olive oil for about 5 minutes, then added the yellow squash – it only takes two minutes to cook!
Salt and pepper to taste, but folks, that’s just how easy this is to make! I find the best way to cook these “zoodles” is to toss them in and push them around, coating them with the garlic, bacon, butter an oil…then it’s time to serve!
Plate your “zoodles” and top them with the fried zucchini – I take all of the sauce in the pan and make a nice Yellow Sea around them, like an island in the middle of a delicious butter and oil ocean!
There you have it!
Delicious, healthy mostly and fun and easy to make! Of course I have to thank Stanley Tucci for the inspiration:
Here is what the dish looks like with Linguini pasta and green zucchini! It’s terrific!
I also made this incredible recipe from Stanley’s cookbook:
It’s a longtime family recipe of his, and you can see it here:
That was part of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, where I cooked a different recipe from a different cookbook I owned every single week of 2022 – ending with this Tucci masterwork!
Yes, I made his legendary Timpano – and when my wife showed him a picture of it, he congratulated my effort!
See how much work it is – and how worth it the effort was! Here is the recipe!
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Excellent! I zoodle all the time. I also love other veggies spiralized because they are absolutely fun to make.
yes, I love zoodles!
I have heard, and on occasion seen photos, and wholeheartedly approve – so am most interested . . . on a hugely busy day shall come back later and, with your permission repost the healthy fun and beautiful photos. And Stanley Tucci is a name heard of before – methinks we had his cookery shows here way back! So thank you . . .
Thanks for the comment, and while I love pasta, folding in zoodles or fried slices of zucchini is a delicious way to get our veggies!