Jun 16th 10

Pesto Fettu-zucchinni with Chicken

Alright, let’s get one thing straight, here.  When someone talks about how much the LOVE pasta, it’s not the PASTA they love; it’s the sauce, the preparation.  If it wasn’t, and that person loved the noodle, people would be going out to eat noodles.  I, for one, can’t recall the last time I went out with someone who ordered a plain bowl of angel hair.

So if it’s the prep and the sauce we love, and could put something in that LOOKED, TASTED, and FELT like a noodle, without the starchy carbs, would you eat it?

Enter the ZUCCHINNI noodle!  I was peeling a zuke tonight for dinner, and once done, I’d gotten to the white part.  Trying to make it as peeling-free as possible, I kept turning the zuke, peeling and peeling, so that the whites were strips.  What I noticed was, the parts that were white looked EXACTLY like fettuccini noodles. (Note: I only made “noodles” out of the flesh of the zuke; I stopped before I got to the seeds!) 

Intrigued, I grabbed some pesto from the fridge, pulled some citrus chicken I made this weekend from the freezer, ran the “noodles” under some hot water (this is just to warm it up-the zucchinni “noodle” stays uncooked), threw it all together and made this:

Ok, so it passes the “it looks like fettuccini” test…and it passes the “it smells like fettuccini” test…

But, how about the taste test??

Phenomenal!!!!  I cannot believe how wonderful this is.  Texture, flavor, everything!!!!

I’m exceedingly impressed!

Now do me a favor?  Try it yourself with whatever sauce you typically eat pasta with.  Then, comment here, and let me know what you think about the “faux-tuccini!”

You’re welcome ;- )

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1. Sunny Sundried Tomato Pesto
2. Chicken "Noodle" Skillet Soup
3. Spaghetti Night
4. Pesto Pizza Party Bites
5. Chicken Tenders

5 Responses to “Pesto Fettu-zucchinni with Chicken”

1. Ben says:

   June 16, 2010 at 12:48

   This truly was phenomenal. I was skeptical at first but it is truly amazing!! Thank you.
2. Tod says:

   June 17, 2010 at 13:06

   It was awesome! Good idea!
3. Denise says:

   June 17, 2010 at 21:27

   I made this for dinner tonight……is was great!
4. Tabitha says:

   June 20, 2010 at 17:21

   Fabulous!! I was VERY skeptical as I LOVE pasta.. Walked away very impressed. Tasted great.. Thanks Nedah!!
5. Allan says:

   June 30, 2010 at 09:52

   Great looking site. Very innovative idea. Sounds delish…. BUT ….

   When someone talks about how much the LOVE pasta, it’s not the PASTA they love; it’s the sauce, the preparation.

   Backup, some of us love the noodle. Period…