Skinny Noodle Recipes

Last night we put together a quick (and healthy) dish that didn't require a lot of time. I'm always a fan of quick and convenient meals, but also making it healthy and hearty can be a challenge when you want to save time. The stand out ingredient in this dish were the noodles! Now we aren't talking any old fashioned carb loaded noodle here. These are the delicious, low carb, gluten free (pretty much low everything) House Foods Tofu Shirataki Spaghetti Noodles. Yes they are made of tofu, but unlike other pasta alternatives, these actually taste good and complement any meal that would normally call for spaghetti, fettucine or angel hair pasta! I've been buying them for the past year now and I've never looked back. Eating gluten free can be easy when you have options to choose from. We eat GF for the health benefits (not because of food allergies) and I'm finding that many grocery stores are catering to the GF crowd, yay for us! It's becoming much easier to choose options that fit our lifestyle and diet.
Now on to the fun part: the recipes where I have incorporated these powerful noodles. The first time I bought them, I wanted to try something more conventional so I opted to make a standard spaghetti and meatball dinner. While I do enjoy eating meat and the occasional piece of steak, I will go through periods where I'll eat mostly vegetarian. For this meal, I used veggie meatballs. I prefer Morningstar Farms Veggie Meatballs because they have the best flavor and texture. I was so pleased with the end result that I couldn't wait to buy more and try the different varieties they had for these noodles. A couple of weeks later, I bought the Angel Hair Shirataki Noodles and made Shrimp Scampi! Another easy yet amazingly tasty meal to prepare. I also saw on the House Foods website that they offer a macaroni shaped noodle now. I haven't seen the product at my local Publix or Winn Dixie yet but I'm looking forward to trying them out. If you are a pasta lover but don't want the extra carbs, give these a try! You can find these noodles in the produce section of the grocery store and beware because each package holds a lot of liquid. Make sure to drain these out and blot out the excess liquid before throwing them in to the pan. You only have to heat them up for a few minutes so after cooking your protein or veggies, you can add the noodles in to the mix. I always use my kitchen shears on the noodles first because they tend to be very long and cut them up in to bite size pieces before cooking. I love how quickly you can add these to your meal and they have become a staple on my grocery list. Bon Appetit!

I can't wait to try the new macaroni noodles!

For this meal I added the spaghetti noodles with diced tomatoes, heart healthy pasta sauce and veggie meatballs.

For this meal I used the angel hair noodles, shrimp, lemon juice, garlic and onion. I sprinkled parmesan cheese on top.