FRESH BLACK BEAN SPAGHETTI WITH ZOODLES
A few months ago while visiting my sister, she served the most amazing noodles made from zucchini. She spiraled them from a Paderno World Cuisine Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer
. I had never seen one before and I was instantly enamored. The world of vegetables was once again changing for me and I knew that this simple piece of equipment would offer some great opportunities for delicious vegan and whole food meals. As soon as I returned home I jumped right on Amazon and ordered one of these little beauties for my very own.
When my Spiral Vegetable Slicer arrived via UPS I didn’t waste any time and started using it right away. I wasn’t too sure how Tim would take to not having pasta but to my surprise he really enjoyed the raw vegetables.
Today’s Fresh Black Bean Spaghetti with Zoodles has developed from my more adventurous side. The recipe is gluten free, vegan and uses real food from what I have in my garden at present (except the black beans). I hope you enjoy it.
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- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 pkg (8 oz) sliced mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
- 3 cups cooked and drained black beans (or 2 15 oz cans, drained and rinsed)
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 pint tomato sauce (or 2 15 oz cans)
- 1 (2¼ oz) can sliced ripe olives, drained
- 2 tsp fresh basil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 cup freshly shaved Parmesan cheese
- 2 medium (8-10 inch) zucchini, spiraled
- Add 2 tbsp oil to large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onions, red pepper, garlic and mushrooms. Saute until tender.
- Add black beans, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes until tomatoes have softened.
- Meanwhile, distribute zoodles (sprialed zucchini) onto serving plates.
- Spoon cooked sauce over zoodles and top with Parmesan cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe adapted from Southern Living Cookbook: Black Bean Spaghetti
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This looks like a great meal. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Thanks. You do the same!
You always make the most amazing things! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
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I’ve seen so many people making dishes with these zoodles lately. It seems like an easy solution to eliminating carbs but I haven’t tried it yet. Thanks for sharing on #yuckstopshere link up. Please come share again with us next week.
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I had them for the first time this year and was surprised at how great they tasted. Even my husband has become a fan and he is usually a meat and potatoes kinda guy.
Cannot wait to try this!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
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How creative! Thanks for linking up at the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party.
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Wow! What a clever idea. I am getting the hang of zoodles now and this is going to be very interesting recipe to make.
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I loved the combination of zucchini, black beans and olives. The textures and tastes were great.
YUM! This is a great recipe you have here. Lots of veggies! Pinned.
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Thanks Jessica. It was delicious. I loved the fresh garden taste.
YUMMY !!
I can almost smell it
Looks colorful and so tempting 🙂
I’d looooove to eat it 🙂
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This was actually a gift to myself months ago and I”ve been so stinkin’ busy I haven’t even cracked the box – very frustrated at that. I hope to get it out soon. Your dish looks amazing! Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
I love mine. You should pull yours out of the box!Thanks for coming by Carrie. Always a pleasure.
Shari,
We have been eating a lot of Zucchini Spaghetti lately too. I got a Mandolin this summer. Anyway, it is awesome. Even my picky teenage meat and tators boy loves it.
The Black Bean Spaghetti sounds really delicious on the zucchini. YUM!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Thanks Diane. I was surprised my husband enjoyed them too!
Wow, this looks so good and seriously as a pasta and Mexican lover so want to try. I definitely have this one on my list now and thank you so much Shari for sharing 🙂
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Thanks Janine. We had friends over for dinner when we made this dish and it disappeared quickly. I didn’t even miss the meat. Yummy!