Spiralize it

Oodles O' Noodles!!!

The best Christmas gift I got was this little $9.00 invention, the Veggetti (don't tell my husband it's one of my favorite gifts)

But seriously we LOVE it!! 

For me I love spaghetti, but it's more the marinara sauce I crave than the pasta.  But spaghetti squash was starting to get old.  Then we discovered the spiralizer and Zucchini noodles and any other vegetable you want! It has become a staple in our diet.  

You can substitute it for pasta, make cold salads and so much more.  

Here is one of my favorite recipes!

Chicken Pad Thai Zucchini noodles

3 large eggs (or egg whites)

1 Tbsp coconut oil

2 Chicken breast, cut into pieces

2 medium zucchini, spiralized

1 red bell pepper

1/4 cup peanuts

1 cup chopped cilantro

1/2 cup onion, chopped

dash of salt

Sauce

1/4 C peanut butter, unsalted

1/4 C warm water

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

4 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp agave (maple syrup, or honey)

1/2 lime, juice

Directions:

In a blender, mix the ingredients for the sauce and set aside

Preheat a large skillet on medium heat, spray with cooking spray.  Make scrambled eggs, set aside.  

Clean the skillet, heat the coconut oil, saute onions and peppers.  Add in chicken (my husband typically cooks it on the grill and we cut it up and add it in)  

Add the peanuts and sauce, salt and pepper as desired, and simmer.  Then add in the zucchini noodles last, as they don't need long and you don't want them to get soggy.  Top with cilantro. Enjoy!!

You can also make this with shrimp or tofu or any other protein of choice, or none at all.  And you can make it a cold salad as well.