Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Low Carb Pasta is the perfect, healthy, light, flavorful dish you’ve been looking for!
Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Low Carb Pasta
Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Low Carb Pasta is a mouthful.
On so many levels.
For many years I’ve been touting the wonderfulness of many brands of zero carb, or nearly zero carb noodles. They come in many forms and many brands. I’ve always loved House Foods Tofu Shirataki Fettuccine noodles, and also really like the Miracle Noodle Spinach Shirataki noodles.
I’ve eaten this one for years!
I love that these noodles are either zero or super low carb. You can eat your favorite pasta dish and not feel guilty that you had a bajillion calorie meal.
Someone recently posted on Facebook about a zero carb noodle product that I hadn’t seen before.
Wonder Noodles.
Wonder Noodles are zero carb, keto pasta, gluten free, kosher and vegan. They also only contain three ingredients: Yam flour, lime and oat flour.
That’s it.
I have to admit, I was pretty surprised by that ingredient list. Did not see that one coming.
I ordered the Wonder Noodles on Amazon and felt that the pricing was pretty fair. These types of noodles have a tendency to run on the pricier side unless you find a good sale.
I ordered the three pack of 14 ounces.
I ordered the three pack of 14 ounces, which comes out to around $.16 and ounce. Pretty good.
The key to making any type of Shirataki or Low Carb pasta
Most of these types of pastas come in a plastic pouch, with the noodles suspended in a weird smelling liquid. The odor is not a pleasant one.
People frequently ask me how to make these types of pastas. Their first comment is “I opened the package and it was disgusting!”
Get ready. Here is the big secret.
You must thoroughly rinse the noodles.
Make sure you rinse the spinach shirataki noodles really well!
That’s it.
It also really helps to brown them a little in a hot pan. That removes any excess moisture and makes them more like traditional pasta.
They are not traditional pasta.
If you think you are going to be eating what you might consider “traditional” pasta, gluten filled or gluten free, these are not them. They are a great substitute though.
You’ll probably be hungry an hour later unless you add all sorts of good stuff to them.
And now back to our regularly scheduled program…
Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Low Carb Pasta
Because you really need to add more delicious stuff to the zero carb noodles, I decided to add fabulous, healthy, seasonal roasted acorn squash. It helped to have leftover roasted acorn squash from Shabbat.
Leftover acorn squash roasted with a little golden monk fruit sugar, salt, pepper and olive oil.
To give the dish even more flavor, I sautéed the pasta in plant based browned butter with aromatic spices.
I sautéed everything in a large 12-inch skillet. Sautéing low carb noodles always makes them taste better.
To make it a little creamy, just a little, I tossed in some plant based cream cheese. It’s a great, lower fat “hack” to make any pasta a little creamier.
I was pretty happy with the final result.
When it’s all done it becomes a culinary masterpiece. Really.
Here’s the recipe
I’ve been making many of my recipes using plant based products. You don’t have to. You can sauté the pasta in dairy browned butter and add in dairy cream cheese. It’s completely up to you.
Also, if you don’t have roasted acorn squash you can use sweet potatoes as well, or any other type of roasted squash.
Truthfully, you can add any of your favorite vegetables to this dish. It would still be aromatic, flavorful and healthy!
Finally, I also really really really love the OXO strainer. I use it to strain this type of pasta, quinoa and rice and I don’t lose a single piece. It has very fine holes on the bottom and an extra set of draining holes on the side that help to remove all the liquid when straining. It will make your life a lot easier. Just saying.
Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Zero Carb Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
- Diet: Kosher
Description
Acorn Squash with Plant Based Butter and Zero Carb Pasta is the perfect, healthy, light, flavorful dish you’ve been looking for!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons plant based butter
- 14 ounces zero carb noodles (I used Wonder Noodles)
- 1 cup diced roasted acorn squash
- 1 pinch ground cardamom
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshy ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, plant based
- 1/2 teaspoon dehydrated green onion, or 1/2 tablespoon fresh sliced
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, heat the plant based butter over medium heat until lightly browned. Set aside.
- Thoroughly rinse and drain the pasta.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the browned plant based butter in a large skillet. Add the drained pasta.
- Sauté the pasta for two minutes until hot and coated in the browned plant based butter.
- Add the diced squash, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and black pepper. Toss to completely coat the pasta and squash.
- Add the plant based cream cheese. Slowly stir until the cream cheese is completely melted.
- Sprinkle the remaining two tablespoons of browned plant based butter then the green onion over the pasta.
- Serve hot.
Equipment
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- Serving Size:
- Calories: 68
- Sugar: 0.9 g
- Sodium: 115.9 mg
- Fat: 5.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.8 g
- Protein: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 4.9 mg
The pasta may be low carb but the whole dish definitely is high on flavor!
HERE ARE SOME MORE PERFECT PASTA RECIPES
- Garlic Gnocchi with Paneer and Spinach
- Heirloom Tomato Red Lentil Penne
- Stir Fry Bowtie Pasta with Chickpeas and Corn
- Exotic Mushroom Ramen
- Fried Mac & Cheese Balls
- Lowfat Smoked Salmon Alfredo with Homemade Spinach Pasta
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