5.0 from 3 votes
Veggie Spaghetti
Craving pasta? Try this simple, tasty veggie spaghetti made with carrots and zucchini instead and skip the carb-induced nap!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 363 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 - 3 thyme sprigs roughly torn
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large carrots peeled
- 2 large zucchinis
- ½ cup pine nuts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- kosher salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Stir together cherry tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil and thyme with some salt and pepper to taste in a mixing bowl. Set aside until needed.
- Cut carrots and zucchini into large sections. Attach to a spiralizer and turn through the machine into long strands, collecting them in a bowl.
- Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet set over a moderate heat until golden-brown and aromatic. Tip out into a bowl.
- Heat olive oil in the skillet. Add garlic clove, fry for 30-40 seconds, then remove. Add carrot and zucchini strands, sautéing with a pinch of salt until just softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Divide carrot and zucchini spaghetti between bowls. Serve with marinated cherry tomatoes on side and a topping of toasted pine nuts.
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Notes
- More of a sauce person? This "pasta" is dreamy with your favorite veggie pasta sauce, too!
Nutrition Information
Calories
363kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Sodium
63mg
(3%)
Potassium
806mg
(23%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
10997IU
(220%)
Vitamin C
49mg
(54%)
Calcium
57mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 363
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 363kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Sodium | 63mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 806mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 10997IU | 220% |
| Vitamin C | 49mg | 54% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.