33 Game-Changing, Healthy Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles) Recipes (2024)

~ Zucchini noodle recipes go way, way beyond an easy, low-carb and gluten-free pasta swap. Zoodles are a fun, healthy way to change up soups, salads, even casseroles. Grab a spiralizer (I’m sharing deets on my faves) and a zucchini, and your weeknight dinner plans will never be the same! Look out, zucchini … we’re coming for ya! ~

Zucchini noodles are a total game-changer.

Abrilliant swap loaded with all sorts of deliciously nutritious options.

Basically, they go anywhere a noodle can go … but with lower carbs and fewer calories. Plus, zucchini is naturally fat-free. Win, win, win!

Zucchini noodles (aka zoodles – best name ever) can be served hot like pasta, or cold in salads … in “noodle” soups, or layered in casseroles. Oh, the possibilities!

Bonus: they’re fun to make! Like, amaze-your-kids, gather-the-fam-to-watch fun. Those curlicues are surprisingly irresistible, and I can personally vouch for the fact that even teenagers are intrigued. (And if you’ve ever met a teenager, you know feelings of intrigue aren’t typical). It’s like your own little magic show, happening right in your kitchen!

Once I unpacked my first spiralizer, and watched (entranced), as mounds of springy zoodles appeared, well it was pretty much zoodles galore!

And, hey there, all you “good” guys and gals … I’m betting a lot of you put “spiralizer” on your Dear Santa lists this year. I definitely would, except I already own three, which seems like it really should be enough, don’t ya think?!? Ummmm … yeah.

(Side note to help you write that Christmas list: After doing a ridiculous amount of research and having unjustifiably lengthy internal debates, these are the first two spiralizers I bought, which are still the two I’d recommend checking out: the Spiralizer 5-Blade and the Mueller 4-Blade.)

So, for all of you who’re excitedly dreaming ~~sugarplum~~zoodle dreams, here’s my helpful public service for today: a list of zucchini noodle recipes to get you up and running as soon as you rip that shiny new spiralizer out of its box. (Because you are, of course, on the nice list this year, right???)

Oh! And once you’ve tried some healthy zucchini recipes with your new toy, be sure to check out our list of 33 Spiralizer Recipes (That AREN’T Zoodles) to unleash that spiralizer on all sorts of other fruits and veggies!

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, aren’t we? Let’s kick off the fun with some zucchini noodles …

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First off, all zoodle newbies should start here, with my Easy Zoodles Recipe for Beginners that’s designed to help ease skeptical kids (and husbands!) into your zucchini noodle adventure:

Easy Zoodles Recipe (Zucchini Noodles for Beginners) from Two Healthy Kitchens

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Once you’ve tried my starter recipe, you’re ready for full-on zoodle madness. Go crazy, friends! Armed with a spiralizer and a couple of zukes, there’s no stopping you now …