Who else is excited that spring is almost here?
We’ve had a fairly mild winter here in the Northeast compared to other years, and I can’t wait to start prepping and planting my family’s organic vegetable garden. We always seem to reap a bumper crop of zucchini. What to do with all that zucchini? I love to make zucchini noodles!
You can make zucchini noodles using a spiralizer (I love my Paderno 4 Blade Spiralizer). It turns zucchini into long noodle-like swirls which make a wonderfully healthy pasta substitute. They’re called zoodles for short, and they’ve quickly become one of my family’s favorite foods.
If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can also make the zoodles by hand with a julienne peeler. Either way, they are fun to make and very fun to eat too.
Today, I’ve compiled six of our favorite zoodles recipes for you to enjoy!
1. Zoodles With Gluten Free Meatballs
Traditional spaghetti and meatballs with a healthy twist: this time the spaghetti is made from zucchini! While the meatballs simmer in a savory gluten-free Italian red sauce, the zoodles are cooked in a skillet on the stove. When done, they’re covered with the homemade red sauce, topped with meatballs, and dinner is ready! 
2. Beef Stroganoff With Zoodles
Beef Stroganoff takes just ten minutes to prepare and twenty-five minutes to cook. It’s a great weeknight meal when you need to make dinner in a pinch, and it’s the ultimate comfort food with its succulent strips of meat tossed in the creamiest mushroom sauce over a bed of tender pappardelle-style zoodles.
3. Zoodle Soup With Meatballs
This super-delicious, super-immune-boosting zoodle soup with the tenderest bite-sized meatballs is incredibly quick and easy to make. All you need to do is combine all of the ingredients for the mini meatballs, roll them tightly together, and pop them into the healthy bone broth as it simmers on the stove with the baby bok choy and zucchini noodles. The meatballs cook right in the soup, and the zoodles add a lovely serving of vegetables.
4. Zoodles With Basil And Pistachio Pesto
This is our easiest zoodles recipe yet and one of our healthiest and most delicious too (it’s vegetarian, paleo, and gluten free). Freshly cooked zoodles are topped with the creamiest basil and pistachio pesto. The tender and subtly crunchy zoodles are definitely made to be paired with this heavenly pesto sauce.
5. Zoodles With Bolognese Sauce
This Bolognese sauce is a quick and simple twist on the classic Italian meat-based red sauce. Cover the zoodles with the warm and savory Bolognese sauce and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
6. Zoodles With Clam Sauce
Turn zoodles into an elegant dish for any special occasion by accompanying them with a wonderful homemade clam sauce. In just 35 minutes, you can be enjoying this incredibly delicious and satisfying update on an Italian classic: zoodles alle vongole.
There you go. Which one will you make first?
And if you have any questions, please reach out to me in the comments or shoot me an email and I’ll respond ASAP!
More Zucchini Recipes You’ll Love
Skillet beef and zoodles. These zoodles are cooked until tender and subtly crunchy, and then tossed with grass fed skillet beef in the tastiest brown gravy.
Zucchini is delicious raw, especially when it is marinated before being added to a this lemony salad.
This is a delicious low-carb keto zucchini lasagna!
Easy, healthy stuffed zucchini boats are like pizza on a zucchini!
- Spaghetti Squash Carbonara (No Egg) - October 21, 2020
- Easy Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup - October 17, 2020
- Philly Cheesesteak Lettuce Wraps - September 25, 2020
- Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers - September 24, 2020
- 10-Minute Cucumber Bites (With Three Amazing Toppings) - September 5, 2020
Marla says
Hi Barbara & Nicole,
Wow these all look so tasty/ I love using zucchini for noodles. If I had to pick my favorite it probably would be #1 the Gluten Free Meatballs with zoodles.
Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
Barbara says
Mmm these meatballs are one of my favorites, too. Thanks, Marla.
Life Loving says
I’m so glad you added this to my link up this week. I’ve been looking for some great courgette noodle recipes. I’ve tried a few dishes and so we have a few staples, but these look great. I’m definitely pinning for us to use some of these. I didn’t realise the buzz word was zoodles, but now I know. Although does that make them coodles for us us in the UK 🙂
Sally @ Life Loving
#LifeLovingLinkie
Barbara says
Yes, coodles is just right. I love it! Thanks Sally.
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Wow, so much yumminess! I love zucchini! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays linky party! Hope you’ll join us again this week.
Barbara says
Hi there Emily, Thanks for taking the time to stop by. See you on Savoring Saturdays. 🙂
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
I have a spiralizer…I need to get it out and use it! Especially with all these great recipes to try!