I never thought I would be able to get my girls to eat zucchini. Not long ago my mom gave me a Veggetti™ Spiral Vegetable Cutter. It’s been the best gift. It turns Veggies into thick or thin “spaghetti” noodles. I use it almost every day for lunch and dinner, mostly with Zucchini. One day my youngest, who won’t touch zucchini when its cut into chips or sticks, saw me eating the Zucchini Noodles. She loved zucchini noodles. She prefers the simple version with olive oil, garlic, salt and a little parmesan cheese or in vodka sauce.
Below are some of my favorite creations that I put together using simple ingredients:
Simple; with olive oil, salt, garlic. Topped with parmesan cheese.
Sautee noodles with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, red onion, adding tomatoes at the end. Top with feta cheese.
Sautee with chile olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, red pepper, and carrots. Add heirloom tomatoes a few minutes later. Top with goat cheese.
Zucchini Noodles topped with Whole Foods pre-made Eggplant Balls that were simmered in Cucina Antica Vodka sauce. One of my favorites.
Sautee Zucchini Noodles with salt, pepper, olive oil, crushed red pepper. Heat two Whole Foods ready-made Turkey Balls and mix in. Top with parmesan cheese.
Cook Pancetta and roast butternut squash first. Cook Zucchini Noodles. Add pancetta and butternut squash, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and garlic. Top with goat cheese.
Veggetti™ is available at Bed, Bath, & Beyond for $14.99. It is top rack, dishwasher safe
Disclaimer: I did not receive compensation for this post. I am not a professional chef by any means but I love mixing simple ingredients together to come up with something delicious. I also love to share products that help my girls eat more vegetables. I’m still working getting my oldest to try them because I know she will like them if she does.
A few weeks ago the pediatrician told my four-year-old she needed to try a new vegetable a week. The first vegetable we tried was a zucchini, mostly because we had one that needed to be eaten and also because it looks like a cucumber, which she loves. We had a little tomato sauce and some parmesan cheese left from dinner the night before. We also had a few tortilla’s left from tacos a few nights before. My girls love quesadilla’s so why not make one with the ingredients we had. My girls did not help make it but it is an easy meal for kids to make if you set out all the ingredients for them.
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