Zucchini Spaghetti with Peppers, Onions, and Marinara Sauce

Do you love spaghetti but sometimes want something less fattening? 

This zucchini spaghetti will satisfy just about all your pasta cravings and help you use up an abundance of summer zucchini. 

How do I make a zucchini turn into spaghetti strands? 

I use a simple gadget called a "spiralizer". 

Do you have one? Well it's time to get it out!!

Spiralizer By Palermo- Voted the Best Vegetable Maker (link: take a look in Amazon) 
                      

 

I simply "spiralize" a medium -large zucchini (takes 1 minute), sauté a few onions, garlic, and peppers and add a jar of organic fat-free marinara sauce (that I purchase in Whole Foods). 

I used mini peppers because it is what I happened to have on hand. Use any kind of pepper.

I was given 2 large yellow zucchini by a neighbor. I used one of them  for this recipe.

Bowl of spirited yellow zucchini 

This dish is really quite tasty. I'm not sure the photos due the recipe justice. 

It is a quick, easy, and healthy vegan and gluten-free lunch that satisfies me as much as real spaghetti without the guilt!

I also spiralized a green zucchini which will keep in the refrigerator covered in pyrex bowl for at least 5 days.

I use zucchini noodles in a variety of ways. Sometimes I add zucchini noodles to my soups such as my yellow squash and zucchini soup (link to recipe) which is a light, vegan, low calorie, and delicious soup. 

It can be eaten raw, but I like like it cooked

Today's Recipe for zucchini noodles in a chunky marinara sauce.

Ingredients: 

1 large yellow or green zucchini, spiralized

1/2 small red onion

4 cloves fresh garlic

3 mini yellow or red peppers, sliced into rings

1 jar of organic fat free marinara sauce ( I buy at Whole Foods)

Optional: Add some hot sauce or hot pepper if you like a kick!

Directions: 

Spiralize the zucchini and set aside. In a rimmed skillet, sauté the onion, garlic, and peppers in 1/4 cup of water or vegetable broth for 3 minutes. Add the marinara sauce and zucchini spaghetti and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Notes: 

1. The "spiralizer" is a wonderful inexpensive tool for making noodles or spaghetti out of zucchini ( and other firm vegetables as well). It is manual and takes minutes to sprialize a large zucchini. I use this one Spiralizer By Palermo- Voted the Best Vegetable Maker (Amazon link). It's a great tool to have. It is also very light and takes up very little space. 

2. All my recipes since 2019 are  oil-free vegan and of course still gluten-free.

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