Chili Crunch Zucchini Noodles in 15 min
We were staring at a ton of zucchini. When Summer rolls around we are literally rolling in zucchini and everyone is giving away their garden zucchini. So for today’s lunch we were lazy and wanted something different. The most logical thing to do was to make our chili crunch zucchini noodles in 15 minutes. Yes, it’s literally super quick and simple to make.
Homemade Chili Crunch Zucchini Noodles
We always have jars of our homemade chili crunch. It’s one of our go-to condiments that saves the day or sometimes, the meal. There were a bunch of zucchini and summer squash staring at us so we quickly shredded them into noodle strands. And within 15 minutes we each had a low carb and healthy bowl of chili crunch zoodles. These were so satisfying, loaded with flavor and didn’t fall asleep. The meal was so light but satisfying and it’s going to be one of our go-to quick and easy healthy meals to make.
Video: Chili Crunch Zucchini Noodles or Zoodles
Best Tools to Make Zoodles or Zucchini Noodles
We have two favorite tools to transform zucchini or summer squash into noodles. These are a great addition to your kitchen. They’re useful as vegetable spiralizers or vegetable shredders anytime you want to make vegetable noodles for a quick and healthy meal.
The Classic! We’ve lost track of how many meals this one has made for us. Fantastic spiralizer.
Spiralize, peel, core, slice. All from the power of the KitchenAid stand mixer.
For those who love it simple. This great julienne peeler has seen a lot of mileage in our kitchen.
Chili Crunch Zucchini Noodles (Chili Crisp Zoodles)
Ingredients
- 2 medium (2 medium) zucchini
- 2 Tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil , grapeseed oil, olive oil, or any cooking oil
- 2-3 medium (0.5 medium) shallots , diced (or 1/2 onion, diced)
- 2-3 cloves (2 cloves) garlic , minced or crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt , or to taste
- black pepper , to taste
- 1-2 Tablespoons chili crunch (chili crisp), or to taste
Instructions
- Cut zucchini into noodles using spiralizer, julienne tool, or a mandoline (if using a mandoline, we highly recommend using cut resistant gloves). Set aside.
- Heat about 2 Tablespoons of oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add diced shallots (or onions) and minced garlic, cook until soft, about 1 minute.
- Add the zucchini noodles. Add the salt and pepper. Stir everything in the pan until coated and continue cooking until zucchini noodles are very nearly cooked to your preferred tenderness (they will soften just a little after removing from the heat), about 2-3 minutes for a slightly al dente tenderness. Remove from the heat.
- Add the chili crunch to your preferred taste (we start with 1-2 tablespoons of chili crunch and add from there). Enjoy!
- Immediately transfer noodles to a bowl so the noodles don't get to mushy. Add additional chili crunch if you like.
Nutrition Information per Serving
Summer Squash or Different Varieties of Zucchini for Noodles
It’s not just zucchini that makes this recipe great. You can use yellow Summer squash or even carrots. There’s so many varieties of Summer squash out there. Have fun mixing up your zoodle recipe routine and make it different every time! We have so many zucchini noodles recipes for you to try. And if you’re still overloaded with zucchini, then check out all our easy zucchini recipes.
Adding Meat or Other Sauces
Our chili crisp zucchini noodle recipe is a simple and vegetarian or vegan alternative. But you can add ground meat if you like. Just brown some ground beef, turkey, chicken or pork. Then add the remainder of the ingredients in the written recipe. To minimize some of the heat, add about 1/4 cup of tomato or marinara sauce. Even a simple white alfredo sauce just makes these zucchini noodles extra creamy and spicy! The flavor is fantastic.
Easy Recipes for Everyday :
- chili crunch fried eggs: add this condiment for the most amazing spicy breakfast fried eggs ever
- zucchini noodle pad thai: low carb version of the popular Pad thai noodles
- roasting zucchini with cheese is so crazy easy and tasty
- drizzle chicken wings with chili crisp WOW these are so good
