A few weeks ago a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she “may never eat pasta again” after discovering the Vegetti. The Vegetti is a hand held vegetable spiralizer that lets you turn vegetables like squash, zucchini, and carrots into thin cut spiral “noodles.” Oh, and it is less than 20 bucks!! I was a bit skeptical, but thought I would give it a shot. It has become one of my all time favorite kitchen gadgets.
Since starting Whole30 I have missed pasta so bad. Like really bad. Like had to talk myself out of cheating at least 3 times a week bad. So I was stoked to try the vegetti and see if I could have “pasta” again. I opted to go for alfredo (go big or go home, right?) using a Paleo Alfredo recipe made from cauliflower. In a word…. ahmayzing.
- 2 medium zucchini
- 2 medium yellow squash
- 1/2 pound shrimp , peeled and deveined
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cups cauliflower , chopped (1 head)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Season All Salt
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First you want to make your alfredo sauce. First microwave your cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl with a bit of water until soft. Put cauliflower, chicken broth, coconut milk, salt, and garlic powder in to your food processor and puree until thin. This will take a few minutes. In fact I may have let it go too long because it was very very thin… Next sauté your shrimp in olive oil and season all salt until done, and add to alfredo sauce. Transfer sauce and shrimp into a pan and warm on the stove to let the flavors mix together well.
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Finish by spiralizing your zucchini and yellow squash using your Vegetti. This take just a few minutes and actually was fun. Like I said, I was skeptical before, so I was pleasantly surprised when this worked as well as it did. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add your spiralized “noodles” for 2-3 minutes, until they are the softness that you want them. Be careful – overcooking makes them mushy. (I have since learned that you can also sauté the “noodles” in garlic and olive oil for even more flavor!)
Drain your “noodles” well in a colander and serve like you would your favorite pasta alfredo dish!
Enjoy!
~Lynsey
I wonder if I could trick my picky, but pasta loving, child to eat the zucchini noodles. That gadget looks so neat! I can’t wait to get one.
This is really a neat gadget to have in the kitchen! I love the pretty spirals it makes! Adds a nice touch to any yummy meal!
I really need one of these gadgets!!! Thanks!
I am debating between a handheld one and one of the bigger ones with the crank handle. This looks good!
We got one of these. I had hoped it would make potato pasts but sadly that didn’t work out so well.
This looks soooo good! I have been meaning to get a Vegetti!
The Vegetti is really good! I use it to make zucchini spaghetti. IMO, it tastes way better than regular spaghetti!
This looks amazing Lynsey. I can’t believe this is Whole 30 cooking. I can’t wait to give this a try and see if I miss the pasta and heavy cream sauce.
That is such a great idea. I have never used veggies in place of pasta.
I still have not had Zucchini noodles, but I have heard so many people rave about them. Definitely need one of those nifty do dads so that I can make the noodles and try them out myself.
Would love to try this. I can certainly use some new ideas when it comes to getting my son to eat more veggies. Your recipe looks yummy!
We LOVE using different squashes as pasta substitutes! Sometimes I used them raw or when I want a little more flavor I sauté them in a little olive oil and garlic!
I throw the zoodles straight into the sauce. They cook up nicely, soaking up the flavor of the sauce.