As much as I don’t really care for sports, the same cannot be said for men in sporting outfits. For that, I’m a big appreciator (as well as men in suits). This bewildered Mr NQN.
“So, you want me to wear my cycling gear but you don’t want me to go cycling on the weekend?” he asked me.
“Well, yes, exactly!” I answered. Sydney’s drivers are amongst the most impatient I have seen and this makes for careless driving at the best of times. “And the wetsuit looks good too but it’s shark season so please don’t go surfing!”
Of course Mr NQN does go out and do his sporty thing. I stay inside and work on my computer and watch my favourite television shows and the arrangement suits us both. He gets to do his running around and I get to escape to a fantasy world of vampires, meth dealers and Edwardian splendour. This dichotomy means that he is very fit and I am less so and instead I employ measures like eating this low carb zucchini pasta.
This is a remarkably easy, quick and healthy meal that actually tastes rather good too. Raw zucchini actually has very little taste to it and is the perfect backdrop for your favourite pasta sauce. I’ve had this at least a dozen times since Christmas for either lunch or dinner and it averages out to about 100 calories or 400 kilojoules a serve. It mostly depends on the pasta sauce that you use. Not only that, I usually leave the skin on and it provides fibre and is made in about three minutes flat. Given how hot it has been lately, I don’t even bother heating up the sauce.
So tell me Dear Reader, are you interested in super quick meals? And do you think that you’re fit or could you use some improvement?
Low Carb Easy Meal: Zucchini Pasta
Preparation time: 3 minutes
Serves 4
- 3-4 zucchinis (about one zucchini per person)
- Pasta sauce and cheese of your choice
1. You can leave the skin on the zucchini, it was obviously be green in colour but has fibre and nutrients or you can peel it if you don’t want it to look green and more pasta-like. Using a peeler, peel off strips of the zucchini until you get to the seedy core. Place on plate raw and top with your favourite pasta sauce.
Tip: you can use the seedy core when you make pasta sauces as it melts down to a beautiful texture, much like eggplant.
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Beautiful, budget-friendly, healthy and delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
You always make me laugh! I once read that suits are to women what lingerie is to men
. I like that you are serving your low-carb pasta with a nice loaf of bread, my carb of choice!
Nice to see such a light recipe after a holiday season of excessively rich food. And so easy. I don’t generally seek out super-fast recipes, but it is nice to have some in the repertoire for emergencies. At 63, I am in pretty good shape, but need to do more yoga, which is my favorite form of exercise–that and walking (especially with my dogs).
I have seen this idea a few times in the last weeks. Have to try it soon. I tried cauliflower rice finally last night. It looks so easy and great for the health. Yes I need to do more exercise.
That is so simple it’s perfect (to quote that cheese company ad). I love zucchini sticks for dip – making this for lunch one day!
You wrote this for me, didn’t you?
It’s brilliant. We are awash with zucchinis in the garden!
Man, this sounds like the perfect meal for me – must try it. Love anything super quick. Fit is not in my vocab
I love a super quick meal but I think I would be frying the zucchini in some butter here because I can’t help myself
I wouldn’t mind being more fit myself but Mr PEPS doesn’t care for all those muscles and likes a curvy woman. Lucky me!
I never would have thought to use bare zucchini as a replacement for pasta. It’s something I’d definitely like to try!
Lorraine, I’m a cross between you and Mr. I do work out, but I adore my television shows and my computer. And a three-minute meal means more fun time. I’m old fashioned too, still like when Doug puts on a sports coat for those just right date nights.
Now this sounds like a meal that could make life easy and healthy. And as you say, with the heat we are all enduring, sounds perfect!
I bet the zucchini pasta is really good and fresh tasting. Great for this time of year after all the excess. GG
This is a fantastic recipe, thank you. But most hilariously posted I must say with a title of ” Low Carb Easy Meal” – which has the biggest loaf of CARB sitting right in front of it ( the bread).. Made me laugh so hard! Thanks for the free laughs…and a good recipe of course, love your blog!
My daughter makes this for dinner a lot. I know this cause her Instagram feed is full of pictures of variations of theme.
Pity she wouldn’t eat veggies when she was home!
This is one of my absolute favourite ways enjoy pasta
Loving your photos!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Raw zucchini? wow!! Must try this one.
It really is easy and so healthy isn’t it?! I made this a few times last year but I’d forgotten about it. Must try it again!
This looks so easy and yummy! It reminds me of a recipe I saw Jamie Oliver do for his kiddies, He used spaghetti squash
I’ve not been able to find these where I live though…hmm maybe the footscray market? Anybody know somewhere in Melbourne or surrounds where these could be found?
Lorraine, this looks like a great idea. Something my little girl might eat too!
Improvement definitely required. Ha.
I absolutely agree! Vegetable pastas and rice are a fantastic backdrop for your fave dishes. Carrot is great too. I quite often add leeks for a little kick. Yum, yum, yummy! xox
I’ll have to show this recipe to my younger daughter. She helped her father load the steers onto the truck yesterday and has now announced that she is a vegetarian as a result of her distress for the cattle. She’ll need all the interesting recipes she can get!
The best I’ve seen of men in sports uniforms are the rowers – they are tall, lean and ripping in muscles. But I’m only telling you, Lorraine because of course my husband has never been in a row boat let alone a zoot suit! Love the zucchini pasta. I’ve never made pasta out of zucchini and now I’m inspired to try it xx
Personally I’m not a fan of men in wetsuits but I love watching fit gorgeous men who surf just in boardies. Great idea wrt zucchini, will try. I like cauli mash too x
Have always loved zucchini AND pasta, so this naturally is right up my alley
! Nothing is sexier to me than a man in a tailor-made suit! That said: oh rowers are OK, but one only sees half of them. let’s face it!! Now, one of the reasons I avidly follow road cycling is watching very nice ‘bottoms’ indeed hour after hour after hour 
! [Well, that statement is almost correct 
!]
I’m so doing this – I can’t have gluten and the Slim Pasta I’ve been eating instead is quite expensive for what it is.
Yumm
Easy meals are right up my alley: sometimes I loose interest in a recipe as I read a list of ingredients…
My husband mountain bikes, but his sports gear seems to consist mostly of grazes, scrapes and scabs! We did buy him training wheels after he fell off and broke a few bones, but he didn’t put them on
Love the zucchini pasta, perfect for this scorching summer!
You sound like me – I never met a sport I like. I’m all about the laptop while the Hungry Dad LOVES going to the gym. Weird. Anyway this looks like a perfect summer meal – fresh & light.
I love zucchini’s and I love quick meals.
I also love watching sport but hate actually exercising, though it needs to be done :-S
Ha! That’s how Ben is with me. He loves my running pants and long sleeved shirts but hates when I leave for the gym!
This looks divine! Yes I like quick meals and I’m fit(ish)
I was thinking about your tipping etiquette question recently – my husband came across this – a worldwide etiquette map – thought you’d get a kick out of it.
http://www.swissotel.com/promo/etiquette-map/
I’m all for quick and easy meals! Love zucchini in pasta, sometimes I add in some prawns too.
I’ve heard about using zucchini as pasta! Another thing they use for “pasta” is squash (: They both look pretty good (I think it’s just to fool your brain that you’re eating carbilicious “pasta”
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I feel the same way. I’d rather my husband go mountain biking off scary, steep hills than go for a ride in the city with all the crazy drivers around these days. Let’s hope both our guys stay safe out there.
I love this meal, make it on occasion for a lighter bite. But my strands are not as dainty as yours – I need a better peeler, me thinks
Heidi xo
My dear friend has been making this regularly and has really perfected it.
It tastes amazing, I love the texture and I love the light feeling in my tummy afterwards.
Exercise for me is a hobby, so I’m happy with my fitness.
You and Mr. NQN sound like J and I. He goes out sea kayaking or mountain bike riding and I stay home to blog and watch my shows. This zucchini pasta looks like a delicious quick and healthy option!
I haven’t made this for years. I must get going and make this. Neither one of us is a sporty person but we should be!
We are on a low carb diet and I do this often. Try raw Brussels sprouts as well
Hahah! love how concerned you are, and dw we all have our little things we like in men
I like the suit thing too.
This pasta looks cool! I’m not sure it’d fill me up enough with all my exercise haha, but I’d like to try it! I love zucchini!
HI Marissa! That guide is fascinating! I’m going to post it in the other story under the comments! Thank you to you and your husband
Love this idea, Lorraine. Good news is, we adore zucchini, so subbing it for pasta won’t be too hard
Perfect for the HOT 39 degrees we’re getting tomorrow!
I’ve always wanted to try zucchini pasta! This looks like a great meal.
This is my kind of meal! Love it!
Haha! I love that you made a whole post out of this. Clever woman.
This is perfect for me – quick, easy and no carbs
Keep them coming!!
I’ve been curious about zucchini pasta but haven’t made up my mind to actually try it (just because I have feeling that my kids won’t accept it…). Now that I know one zucchini per person, I am willing to try just for myself and won’t end up eating kids’ portion! =P
Great idea Lorraine, will give this a go and suspect it will be a favourite along with the caulislaw
omg it’s so simple! I will definitely have to try. I think I’m in your boat re Panu being super fit and me.. well… you know.
i think that’s the shortest recipe i’ve ever seen you post, and it’s a good one.
How I missed this? Ok, we are going to the beach house for weekend, so I’m losing lot of things here.
This looks so easy and healthy, and as we are also in summer, comes perfect…!!!
yay more easy recipes!!! 3 mins
Hardly any ingredients, love it. Will definitely make it this week as hubby is vegetarian. If a recipe has too many ingredients, I won’t bother with it. I always tell myself that I’m going to be good and start exercising bit by bit each week but it never happens so I’m very unfit. Going to boot camp gave me anxiety so I discontinued
You always make me laugh when I read your posts! hahahahahha:)
This is indeed a great & very tasty low-calorie dish! I love it too! I will make this in seaso when I have home grown courgettes! Thanks! x
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