Zucchini Spaghetti with Peppers, Onions, and Marinara Sauce

Do you love spaghetti but sometimes want something less fattening? 

This zucchini spaghetti will satisfy just about all your pasta cravings and help you use up an abundance of summer zucchini. 

Spiralized Summer Vegetable Medley

I love the rich golden colors of this spiralized vegetable medley. It's as beautiful as it is healthy.

Yes, I'm using my spiralizer again! 

It takes only minutes to spiralize vegetables using a spiralizer. I spiralized zucchini, beets, and sliced red onion and tossed them in a large skillet in a little olive oil spray with same salt, pepper and ground turmeric.

Spiralized Vegetable Salad With Zucchini and Beets

Looking for a creative way to serve your vegetables?  Spiralize them and make them into a salad. 

I spiralized zucchini and beets for this colorful salad and placed them over fresh spinach leaves.

The flavors mingled beautifully, and it was light and easy to eat. 

Chunky Eggplant Sauce for Pasta

Got an eggplant? Oh you will love this delicious recipe!
This chunky plant-based eggplant sauce makes my mouth water! And it's fast and easy to make too!!

With only 5 ingredients, it's a perfect complement for any kind of pasta (gluten free of course), including  zucchini noodles which are made with a spiralizer as shown below. 

Made from entirely vegetables, this healthy sauce is nutritious, filling, and absolutely delicious too.

I like to simmer the sauce covered on a very low flame for about forty minutes to allow the eggplant, red peppers, and tomato flavors to mingle while the vegetables soften and the sauce thickens.

I used this eggplant sauce two ways for dinner.

1. I ate my eggplant spaghetti sauce over zucchini noodles 
2. My husband ate his over gluten free brown rice noodles that I bought from Trader Joe's. 

   Brown Rice Gluten Free Pasta (Trader Joe's) 

If you don't know how to make zucchini noodles, it is really really simple and so healthy.

Buy a medium or large zucchini, cut it in half, place in the spiralizer, and turn the handle of your spriralizer to make the noodles. 

I use this one from Amazon (affiliate link) Spiralizer By Palermo.  I can easily make a full bowl of spiraled zucchini for one person in 1 minute.

Zucchini noodles (zoodles) can be enjoyed raw or personally, I like mine tossed quickly in a skillet (with a 1/4 cup of water or vegetables broth) to soften them. 


Author: Judee Algazi
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients: 

1 medium eggplant, peeled and chopped in chunks
5 red mini peppers, cleaned and chopped
2 large tomatoes, cored and chopped
1 8 ounce can of organic chopped tomatoes with jalepenos (or add your own)
1/2 can of tomato paste mixed with 2 cups of water
Optional: 1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves

Directions: 

Type of Pan: Dutch oven or a deep wide skillet
Add the eggplant, red peppers, tomatoes, canned tomatoes, and the tomato paste mixed with water. Stir and cook on a high heat for 3-4 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Check periodically and stir. Cook for about 25 minutes until eggplant is soft.  Serve when eggplant is soft.


Where do you buy a spiralizer? 

They sell spiralizers in any store where they have kitchen items.
I bought a hand held spiralizer, but didn't like it. I found it too difficult to make a large quantity of spirals.

I then went online and bought the Palermo.
It's light, easy to use, and easy to wash. 

(affiliate link too see the sprializer on Amazon click the red wording) Spiralizer By Palermo- Voted the Best Vegetable Maker 

Get one- they are reasonable and so so easy to use and clean up! Once you have one, you won't know how you lived without it! 



I highly recommend this one!!!

shared on Pin Junkie How would you use this sauce? Do you spiralize?  Love your comments-

My Notes: 

1, This is a perfect recipe that meets Kosher for Passover requirements. Imagine the zucchini spirals with this sauce for lunch. If you eat cheese, pile it on!!!

2. This is a perfect recipe for using summer zucchini, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. 


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Zoodles in Oil Free Vegan Pesto Sauce

I just finished eating this fabulous bowl of zucchini zoodles that I drenched in a creamy vegan kale/basil avocado pesto sauce ( oil free)  and topped with some halved cherry tomatoes! So simple and so delicious! Took 10 minutes to make! ( The avocado puts this pesto over the edge)

What are zoodles? Zoodles are made from a raw zucchini, are low in calories, and are fast and easy to make using a little tool called a spiralizer . It is the biggest rage and you can make so many amazing recipes with it.

Some of my readers may remember my post a week ago for curly baked sweet potato fries easily made with my spiralizer. I'm at it again using my spiralizer; however,  instead of using a sweet potato, I used raw zucchini! 

The spiralizer is a kitchen gadget that is relatively inexpensive ( $15-$30 ) and enables you to take ordinary vegetables like beets, zucchini, sweet potatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, carrots etc. and turn them into spaghetti like strands that resemble noodles!

My favorite vegetable to use in the spiralizer is zucchini to make spaghetti strands which have become affectionately known in the blogging circles as "zoodles".

The Pesto Sauce: I made my pesto without nuts to keep the calories down. ( however, you can add pine nuts if you wish) I think it still tastes great! It's a perfect summer dish because there is no need to turn on the oven, yet you can still enjoy a delicious meal.

 I like the zucchini raw, but if you don't- you can lightly sauté your raw zucchini strands for a few minutes first. When the zucchini is cooked to your liking, whip it out and toss with the pesto! Otherwise, just toss it raw ( as I do)  and enjoy!

Where do you buy a spiralizer? 

I bought mine online on Amazon. I've been using it for 3 years.
It's light, easy to use, and easy to wash.  .Spiralizer By Palermo- Voted the Best Vegetable Maker, 
I would recommend it!

Author: Judee Algazi

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: optional 5 minutes if you choose to sauté it
Serves: 2

Ingredients: 
1 med to large zucchini
1/2 Hass  avocado, peeled and pitted ( as opposed to the Florida larger avocado)
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup fresh basil, packed down
1/2 cup fresh kale, packed down
optional: 1/4 cup of pine nuts ( I did not use any)
10-12 cherry tomatoes of all colors, halved

Directions
Prepare your zucchini using a spiralizer and set aside. ( sautee in some vegetable broth for a few minutes if you like your zucchini cooked.

Oil Free Pesto:
Blend the avocado, lemon juice, water, kale and fresh basil in a food processor or blender until well blended ( I used a Bullet) . In a mixing bowl, toss the zoodles, avocado pesto, and halved cherry tomatoes.

Serve ! Yum..

The Palermo thicker strands

This tasted amazing!!!!

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Spiralizer Sweet Potato Curly Fries

Can One little kitchen gadget help make eating your vegetables happier, healthier, and easier?  These sweet potato curly fries blew me away. They are so easy to make and are baked, not fried, making them a healthy DELICIOUS choice that the entire family can enjoy.

A spiralizer is not electric- it's a simple hand held kitchen tool

If you have a simple spiralizer, I'm sure you love it and use it as much as I do. If you don't have one, you can get one and they are inexpensive. It will change the way you make some of your vegetables and make eating vegetables more interesting, tastier, and easier.

 Spiralizers are relatively inexpensive ( around $15-$30 )  and can help you make amazing raw vegetable noodles from zucchini, beets, sweet potato, white potato, and butternut squash.  You get the feel of a noodle dish but the nutrients, calories, and carbs of a vegetable. You may remember one of my previous posts for zucchini noodles. All the taste without carbs!


If you are looking for ways to cut down on calories and carbs, you can do so with a spiralizer!

  zucchini spaghetti .- low calorie and low carb- very high in taste

Before Baking

Today's recipe is a fun way to eat sweet potatoes.  I made the curls in 5 minutes by using my spiralizer.Then, I tossed the curls in a little oil, popped them on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, and placed them into the oven while I went and did something else.

For crispy curly fries. bake about thirty -five minutes; For a softer noodle-like fry ( which is also good) ,  bake about 20-25  minutes.

They cook much faster than regular sweet potato fries because they are so much thinner. They do cook down somewhat, so I figure one medium - large potato per person.

Season Your Fries! 

• Mexican Fries: Sprinkle with cumin 
• Cinnamon Fries:  another hit!
• Cajun Spicy Fries? Sprinkle with Cajun seasoning

How do you like to season your sweet potato fries?

I love the presentation of this healthy side dish, and let's not forget that they are naturally gluten free and vegan!

How do you buy a sprializer?

I bought the   Joyce Chen 51-0662, Saladacco Spiral Slicer, White which is simple to use and makes a  thinner spaghetti noodle strand than my Palermo. ( It also makes a ribbon like strand)

I also have one like this Palermo which makes a little thicker spaghetti type noodle strand.
Spiralizer By Palermo- Voted the Best Vegetable Maker, 

Truthfully, I like them both. But there are many other types of spiralizers available on Amazon to choose from as well like this smaller hand held model ( I've never tried it, but I've heard it works and it's in the $12.00 range.) I've also seen the small hand held ones in some stores.
spiralizers




Author: Gluten Free A-Z Blog
Prep Time  : 5-7 minutes
Bake Time: 35 minutes
Special Equipment: Spiralizer
Serves: 2 large or 4 small portions

Ingredients: 
2 large sweet potatoes, washed and peeled
1/4 cup of olive oil or coconut oil  ( or use olive oil or coconut oil spray)

Directions: 
Preheat oven to 375
Cut both ends of each sweet potato so they are straight and flat.
Follow the direction on your spiralizer for making spiral noodles ( they are many kinds of spiralizers).  When the noodles are cut ( sprialized) , toss with the olive oil OR spray with olive oil spray. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet and then place the cut sweet potatoes on the parchment paper. Bake for abou 35 minutes for a crispy potato or about 25 minutes for a noodle like texture. ( Check after 20 minutes and toss if desired and check for burning)

Toss with Olive Oil 

Place on a cookie sheet and bake

What kind of spiralizer to you use? How do you like it? 
Leave some comments for those who have never tried one before!

Eat more vegetables- to get life giving nutrients that aren't available in packaged processed food. Make every bite that you or your kids eat count towards your good health and avoid foods that take away from your good health.

When you are healthy you feel energetic, can accomplish more, and can enjoy life more. Kids who eat well can focus better in school and feel more balanced. Adding more fresh energizing vegetables to your diet is a first step in feeling good!


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