Now before you say, “Gross–that sounds disgusting!”, know that I said the same thing. When I first started going grain-free, I tried to find pasta-substitutes and often saw “zucchini” as one option but thought it sounded terrible. Well, my grandma sent me some fresh zucchini from her garden so I thought I would give it a try. I made the hamburger hotdish I grew up with using “zucchini noodles” instead of macaroni. I was pleasantly surprised and hope that you will be as well!
Grain-Free Hamburger Hotdish with Zucchini
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste (3 oz)
1 can chopped tomatoes
sprinkle of Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2 medium zucchinis or one large zucchini
Directions:
1. Brown hamburger in skillet, add onions and cook until tender.
2. Add seasonings and tomato sauce, paste and chopped tomatoes. Cook.
3. Peel the green peeling off of zucchinis. “Peel” the rest of the zucchini with a potato peeler so that there are zucchini strips or ribbons. Add peeled zucchini and simmer for 5-8 minutes depending on desired tenderness. Serve!
Connie
Nov 16, 2013 -
This looks great!!!! Have you ever tried a turning slicer? It turns your veggies into noodles. I did a zucchini, carrot and butternut squash so far. They looked just like spaghetti!!! So if you want a more pasta look and texture give it a try. It’s one of my favorite new toys thanks to Ali at Inspiralized.com
gina
Mar 3, 2013 -
I don’t think it sounds horrible or disgusting at all! I love pasta & zucchini – the 2 were actually made for each other and feature in many Italian dishes. My husband loves to slice the zukes really thin & saute fry up in some coconut oil w/ a little garlic powder, then pour sauce on top. The dish is so pretty with it’s bright red & green colors & sometimes I like the edges on my zuke strips to get that crisp burnt look as the flavor really comes out. Thx for sharing this recipe – sounds delicious. I might even pair with some kelp noodles too.
Brandie Falk
Jul 11, 2012 -
This is fantastic! Thank you!!! My husband and I switched to a Primal Blueprint diet 7 months ago and are always looking for new recipes. I can’t wait to try out more of your recipes. They all look phenomenal 🙂
Ranee aka Mom
Aug 10, 2011 -
This was delicious and it’s another way to use up Zucchini!