Italian Zucchini Noodles with Garlic, Tomato and Parmesan
Italian Zucchini Noodles Recipe with Garlic and tomato
These Italian zucchini noodles with garlic, tomato and parmesan is a delicious and low carb zucchini noodle spaghetti recipe. Read all about our favorite zucchini noodle spiralizer tools here.
Craving an Italian spaghetti dinner but not happy about all the carbs? Go lighter with our zucchini noodle version with low carb and much lighter zoodles! Our Italian zucchini noodles with garlic, tomato and parmesan not only tastes good but it smells WONDERFUL while you’re cooking it. It’s hard to not salivate when garlic is sautéed in olive oil, then blistering the cherry tomatoes until they becomes perfectly tender makes it smell even more amazing. Why this is such the perfect Italian dinner is because it’s satisfy all the cravings that you would have in a bowl of italian spaghetti pasta. But it has much less carbs and you can feel better about eating it. Kids love this too and the extra topping of parmesan cheese really adds a fantastic punch of flavor.
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Kids won’t know they’re eating a ton of veggies because it tastes so good and just tell them it’s a special kind of spaghetti but its really a healthy Italian zucchini noodle with sauce! Adults love it even more because it’s not loaded with all the calories and it’s still super satisfying. Add a glass of Italian red wine to treat yourself to a complete meal. You can use tomato sauce or chopped fresh tomatoes. Either way, the garlic and cheese gives these Italian zucchini noodles so much great flavor! It’s a quick and easy Italian pasta dinner for any night of the week!
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Italian Zucchini Noodles with Garlic, Tomato and Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. (680 g) Zucchini , spiralized (2-3 medium zucchini)
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Olive Oil or Butter , divided
- 4 cloves Garlic , minced
- 1 cup (150 g) Cherry Tomatoes , halved
- Salt , to taste
- Black Pepper , to taste (freshly ground if possible)
- 1/4 cup (25 g) grated Parmesan Cheese
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) minced fresh Basil Leaves
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat large skillet on medium high heat. Add 1 Tablespoon of oil and add zucchini noodles. Cook for about 2 minutes or until some moisture is released, but don’t cook the zucchini noodles too much or they’ll be mush.
- Place the zucchini noodles in a colander to drain excess water and set aside. In the same skillet, add remainder of olive oil. Add garlic and cook until translucent. Add tomatoes and cook for about 1 minutes just until the tomatoes start to soften.
- Add zucchini noodles back into the pan. Add parmesan cheese and gently stir until everything is combined. Season with salt & pepper, add basil leaves and serve warm.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published in 2017 and re-published in 2021.
13 Comments on “Italian Zucchini Noodles with Garlic, Tomato and Parmesan”
Made these for my parents since they both wanted to start eating healthy but love pasta. It was a hit! They don’t even miss the carbs. Thanks for an awesome recipe!
These zucchini noodles definitely are perfect for healthy eating. So glad your parents enjoyed them!
I love that you added cherry tomatoes to the recipe! It gives it a nice extra juicy kick to an already amazing recipe! My favorite noodle recipe so far!
These noodles made it into our rotation, we now make it twice a week sometimes as a side dish with some chicken or as a main dish. It totally tastes like Italian food.
We’re so happy you enjoyed it Dave! Eating it twice a week is super healthy!
I added lemon and shrimp, so delicious!!
Awesome additions! So glad you enjoyed it Laura.
Would these Zucchini Noodles go with Chicken or Salmon or Cod
Hi Leslie! Yes, chicken and seafood should go well with zucchini noodles. Just cook the protein first, then add it back into the cooked zucchini noodles.
Love love this recipe.
My husband and I just started eating Keto.
This recipe is perfect for my diet. It’s also great tasting as well. Thanks for making this a lot more delicious and easier for me.
I’ve made zoodles with tomatoes numerous times, but never had I cooked the zoodles separately, drained them, and added them back to the tomatoes. I almost skipped this step again, but decided to try it, and found it made a huge difference. I will prepare them this way from now on. Thanks!
Hi Janine! Thanks for sharing and glad this extra step of draining the zucchini noodles worked for you. It definitely makes the dish less watery and give more flavor without all the excess liquid.