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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Wednesday Kitchen - Zucchini Spaghetti

This week on Wednesday Kitchen, JET Team team member Barbara of CapitalCityCrafts shares one of her favorite recipes for a healthy meal in minutes!

I love eating out so when I am cooking at home I try to eat as heathily as I possibly can. That means lots of vegetables and hardly any processed food.

Some of you may have seen the commercial for the "vegetti" maker. It's a simple cone which shreds zucchini (courgettes) into spaghetti-like strips. It really does work, so this fits right in with my healthy eating tools. The zucchini is so tender you can even eat it raw!



Today I'm feeling more traditional so I'm cooking a tomato sauce. You can open your favorite jar, but I like to cook down low sodium V8 juice and add my own herbs, garlic and sundried tomatoes. It only takes a few minutes to do this - just make sure it is slightly thicker than you normally want it.



Add the zucchini pasta and cook for just a few minutes. The moisture from the zucchini will thin the sauce. Add a few sprinkles of you favorite grated cheese if you like, and voila! A super healthy meal in minutes!



Enjoy!
Barbara
Barbara of CapitalCityCrafts

15 comments

  1. UnknownJuly 15, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    Looks yummy and healthy!

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  2. jemsbyjbJuly 15, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    This looks so delicious and doesn't seem hard to make. Will give it a try this summer.

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  3. SendingLoveGalleryJuly 15, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    looks like a fun recipe to try, thanks Barb!

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  4. Mollie AnnJuly 15, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    mmmmm ... zucchini = delicous, nutritious, abundant!

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  5. BrookeJuly 15, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Lots of good healthy ideas here, thanks Barb:)

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  6. GambatteJuly 15, 2015 at 5:32 PM

    This looks mighty delicious, Barb! Love that it's also healthy.

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  7. RibasusJuly 15, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    That looks fantastic! Yum. I got one of those tools that makes the spaghetti from whatever you apply it to, but I wind up getting some of ME into every dish. I need what you have...

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  8. IdaJuly 15, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    Looks great, Barbara! I'm always looking for uses for zucchini. Glad you shared this. Thank you!

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  9. Gemstones on My MindJuly 15, 2015 at 10:38 PM

    Way to go Barb! That looks yummy and sounds super healthy. I'll have to google this "vegetti", I've never heard of it before. It sounds like a wonderful tool, especially if it would help me cook healthy.

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  10. BeadsmeJuly 15, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Got to try this one.

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  11. UnknownJuly 16, 2015 at 2:13 AM

    Looks delish! Gonna add this to my ever-growing cookbook of healthy recipes.

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  12. KeystringJuly 16, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Looks amazing!

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  13. JenniferJuly 16, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    This looks yummy! I'm going to have to find a spiral cutter and give it a go!

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  14. MicheleJuly 16, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Yum!!! I like zucchini!!!!

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  15. TracyJuly 16, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    I'm totally on board with this!

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