Spiralize, or use a vegetable peeler, to create curly, pasta shaped produce. Bulk up quinoa pasta by adding veggie pasta and other add-ins like mushrooms, beans and sundried tomatoes.
Servings: 4 Print Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 ounces dry quinoa pasta, spaghetti or fettuccini-shape
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil, split
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 4 medium zucchini
- 1 can (15.5 oz) white cannellini beans, rinsed & drained
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 6 sundried tomatoes, oil packed & chopped
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Optional: shredded parmesan cheese
Directions
- Boil pasta according to directions on box. Drain.
- Sauté 1 Tablespoon olive oil, garlic and mushrooms for about 5 minutes, until mushrooms are tender and golden.
- Using spiralizer (kitchen tool that cuts produce into pasta-like stands) or vegetable peeler, cut zucchini into pasta-like strands.
- Toss cooked pasta, mushrooms, zucchini strands, beans, basil, tomatoes, lemon juice, remaining 2 Tablespoons olive oil and salt/pepper. Optional: Top with parmesan cheese.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
Nutritional Facts for Zucchini Pasta w/ Sundried Tomatoes
2 cups
4
Daily Value %*
17%
20%
7%
0%
16%
16%
36%
24%
%
10%
20%
%
* Daily Value % based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Susan says
Where in Jacksonville will I find a Spiralizer?
Dawn says
Hey Susan! I got my spiralizer from amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Paderno-World-Cuisine-A4982799-Tri-Blade/dp/B0007Y9WHQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396223494&sr=8-2&keywords=spiralizer