Recipe

How to Make Zucchini Noodles Without a Spiralizer

Zucchini noodles have become the latest food fad. Their ability to replace pasta, almost undetectably, has intrigued people everywhere leading them to tools that cost upwards of $30. Interested but don’t want to shell out the big bucks? Follow these steps with one simple kitchen tool you probably already have. You can thank me later.

Zucchini Noodles

  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 Minutes
  • Total Time: 10 Minutes
  • Servings: 2
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 zucchini

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Step 1

Wash zucchini.

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Step 2

Grab a cheese grater.

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Step 3

Cut off both ends of zucchini.

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Step 4

Place zucchini on cheese grater horizontally and grate with long strokes.

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Step 5

When the zucchini gets too thin to continue, flip it sideways to get the most noodles possible.

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Step 6

It’s that easy. Cook as desired and enjoy.

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