Beginner Recipes for the Spiralizer

When I was first introduced to the spiralizer, it was by my mom. She made...

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When I was first introduced to the spiralizer, it was by my mom. She made me this raw vegan dish and I loved it. When I came home that night with her spiralizer (I took it!), I definitely felt “overwhelmed” at first.

What should I make? How long should I cook the noodles for? What other veggies and meats pair well with zucchini? What else can I spiralize? Will Lu like it?

The first night I spiralized, I wanted to make something super easy, so I went with this shrimp dish. Thankfully, it worked and I was hooked from that moment (well… obviously!)

Today, I’m listing my top spiralizer recipes for beginners – with tips!

If you’ve just bought a spiralizer (congrats!), then these recipes are a great starting point. If you’re trying to convince a friend to get a spiralizer, show them this post. If you’re already Inspiralized, then add these recipes to your “quick and easy” list.

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EASY, BEGINNER RECIPES

All of these recipes use zucchini, because that’s where you should start. Zucchini is easy to spiralize and easy to cook. Mastering zucchini will help you understand the nature of spiralized vegetables and give you the foundation to spiralize other vegetables and try my recipes or create your own.

If you haven’t already, check out this video on how to spiralize a zucchini:

1. Start with a raw zucchini noodle. This is just a great way to incorporate spiralized veggies into your current diet without taking the plunge into a full-fledged meal.

Recipe: Crunchy Zucchini Noodle Wrap with Avocado and Feta

2. Explore more with the raw zucchini noodle. This dish is all about assembly – you make everything separately and combine it in the end. The zucchini noodles are actually raw, but the avocado-basil sauce gives it a strong flavor and softens the noodle slightly.

Recipe: Avocado-Basil Zucchini Noodles with Chili-Lime Shrimp and Corn

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3. Use simple ingredients for your first cooked zucchini noodle dish. This recipe is easy and packs a lot of healthy flavors. The salty feta with the hearty chicken make this an easy dish to ease into cooked spiralized veggies – it tastes delicious and the cooking method is a simple sautee.

Recipe: Zucchini Noodles with Chicken, Feta and Spinach

4. Try adding multiple meats without a sauce. Cooking zucchini noodles with a sauce can be tricky, so keep trying with simple sautee method. This dish has so much flavor and comes together in mere minutes.

Recipe: Bacon Shrimp Zucchini Noodle Scampi

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5. Cook your noodles with a tomato sauce. Use this easy puttanesca to start off cooking with sauces. This light sauce doesn’t drown the noodles. When you make this, take note of how much moisture that the zucchini releases. To avoid the excess moisture, check out these tips.

Recipe: Puttanesca with Zucchini Noodles

6. Try out the ribbon noodles. Spaghetti is everyone’s go-to noodle with the spiralizer, but switch things up and use Blade A (find out what that is here). This dish is a great way to start.

Recipe: Broccoli Rabe with Sausage and Zucchini Noodles

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7. Incorporate cheese into your noodles. Cheese can be a bit tricky, since it can get watery with the zucchini noodles. It’s important to fold in the cheese, remove the noodles from heat and then transfer the noodles with pasta tongs into your plate, to let any excess moisture drip out.

Recipe: Bacon Cacio e Pepe

8. Make a soup. Zucchini noodles can easily be added to soups. You won’t believe how flavorful this simple soup is.

Recipe: Ginger Scallion Egg Drop Soup with Zucchini Noodles

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9. Make a thick, heavy sauce with your zucchini noodles. Now that you’ve mastered the art of the zucchini noodle, throw it in with a heavy meat sauce. Remember everything you learned along the way.

Recipe: Bikini Bolognese

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10. Your next recipe? Something with…. sweet potatoes!  Try out a couple of these easier sweet potato recipes:

Shaved Asparagus and Sausage Sweet Potato Noodles
Garlic Sweet Potato Noodles with Baby Spinach and Pancetta

Now, I hope you’re ready to conquer your spiralizer. I’m always available via e-mail if you ever have any questions. I want everyone to love spiralizing like I do, so never hesitate to reach out!

with love, Ali

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  • Hi there, I've tried a few times now to buy the spiralizer... And each time I press "go to PayPal account" it sends me to an error page. Is your website down right now? Is there another way to purchase one?
    • I purchased mine on Amazon, quick shipping too.
  • I just purchased a spriralizer attachment for my kitchen aid. I can't wait to try it. Your recipes look awesome! Will definitely be trying a few!
  • Just got my spiralizer from Macy's,it's made by martha stewart. I paid $22,99 on sale,normally $29.99.It's awesome has 3 different blades perfect for the beginner:)
  • I have a problem with what to do with the piece of vegetable that comes thru the hole in the spiralizer. Can you pls tell me, am i doing something wrong
    • There is supposed to be a piece of vegetable left over; it looks like a T. If you look at this week's blog you will see that she compares the left over piece from the Inspiralizer to the left over piece from the one bought on Amazon.
    • Yes, I have that too! I usually throw it into whatever sauce I'm making to go with the 'spaghetti'
  • There is supposed to be a piece of vegetable left over; it looks like a T. If you look at this week's blog you will see that she compares the left over piece from the Inspiralizer to the left over piece from the one bought on Amazon.
  • Tried my first spiraled zucchini with feta and spinach. I wasn't crazy about it and glad I didn't spent a lot of a machine. I'm looking for any other recipes. This was too bland.
  • My Oxo Spiralier is FANTASTIC! Easy to assemble and easy to clean. I made my first dinner using it tonight, using a recipe they included inside the box. Tahini, sesame noodles. I put my own spin on the basic recipe and added some quickly stirfried mushrooms, baby bok choi and asparagus and topped it off with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds. Yum!!!!
  • My Oxo Spiralier is FANTASTIC! Easy to assemble and easy to clean. I made my first dinner using it tonight, using a recipe they included inside the box. Tahini, sesame noodles. I put my own spin on the basic recipe and added some quickly stirfried mushrooms, baby bok choi and asparagus and topped it off with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds. Yum!!!!
  • I bought a Veggie bullet. Best thing ever. Comes with a spiralizer, a shooter, base plate, shredder/slicer blade, the shooter lid. The shredder slicer blade is double sided for 2 styles of food prep. Look this up on Yu Tube. I have made a couple of dishes it's fantastic.
  • I purchased the Martha Stewart Spiralizer.. Couldn't wait to look at the booklet.. Well, there was No booklet and No recipes. If Martha is a cook, Where are the recipes?