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Time for a very simple and healthier meal – zucchini noodles with roasted cauliflower and parmesan cheese.
I love my pasta, but ever since I started making zucchini noodles, I’ve been hooked. Because we need to have pasta dish almost every week, I’ve been starting to substitute regular pasta in recipes with zoodles like in these Roasted Cauliflower And Parmesan Zucchini Noodles.
My husband liked the idea, too, which gave me more confidence to experiment. This is how I created these Roasted Cauliflower And Parmesan Zucchini Noodles.
I’ve made this particular recipe many times, using regular and whole wheat pasta. Zucchini noodles worked great, too.
Roasted cauliflower has been popular among veggie lovers.
It has been called cauliflower wings, popcorn, steaks in recipes, but what it is – cauliflower with a seasoning, roasted in the oven on higher temperature.
Once roasted it has great texture, tenderness and flavor.
Looking for more cauliflower recipes? Check these out – Roasted Cauliflower And Boursin Soup, Cauliflower Kale Soup and Sriracha Roasted Cauliflower.
So for this Roasted Cauliflower And Parmesan Zucchini Noodles Recipe I stir fried the zucchini noodles for a few minutes. I like them slightly cooked, not raw. Then I added roasted cauliflower, parmesan cheese, chopped parsley and some chopped almonds for extra crunch. The dish is easy and comes together in 30 minutes. Perfect for a clean weeknight meal.
Roasted Cauliflower And Parmesan Zucchini Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 medium head cauliflower cut into florets
- 3 tbsp olive oil, (or vegetable oil), divided
- salt and pepper to taste for roasting the cauliflower
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder, (optional)
- 2 medium zucchini spiralized
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped almonds
- salt and pepper to taste
- I seasoned my pasta with additional 1 tbsp garlic infused olive oil and 1 tsp raw apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a bowl toss cauliflower with 2 tbsp oil, salt and pepper to taste. Spread over baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes, until browned and tender.
- In the mean time, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan over medium meat and add zucchini noodles. Cook, stirring frequently for 4-5 minutes. Do not burn. Once you add salt to the noodles, they will release some liquid. Season noodles with salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder (optional, you can use garlic olive oil instead), raw apple cider vinegar (optional).
- Divide noodles between 2 bowls. Top with cauliflower florets. Add parmesan cheese, parsley and chopped almonds.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Ahhh looks beautiful, with delicious simple ingredients!!! Can’t wait to try this one!!!
This looks simply amazing!! We’ve just discovered zucchini noodles and I was pleasantly surprised the whole family liked them!
This looks like a fantastic and healthy dinner! I love zucchini noodles!
This is a delicious vegetarian meal. I’m loving the roasted cauliflower and all the delicious flavors.
After I got the spiralizer a year ago, haven’t looked back! Zoodles are the best. And I love all that parm on top! It’s hard to miss the pasta when all that yummy stuff is there too!
I just got a spiralizer for Christmas and I am chomping to use it! Especially now – this recipe looks fabulous! All the flavors I love…I believe it would be difficult to miss the pasta when you have all this tasty goodness going on!
These zucchini noodles look delicious, Mira! Love the roasted cauliflower – I’m definitely going to try that! I really to buy a spiralizer! 🙂
I LOVE both cauliflower and zoodles, but I have never thought to combine the two! Thankfully I have you to think of these amazing ideas for me! This dish looks absolutely delicious, Mira! I am totally making this for dinner this week! Pinned! Cheers, my dear!
I’m with ya, Mira! I loovvvve pasta too…. but it doesn’t love me! Good thing we can spirialize! Love the roasted cauli you added too. Such a delicious recipe my dear! Thank you for this!
Love, love, love this! Ever since the first time I used my spiralizer, I was hooked! Now all I want to do it make veggie noodles, so I’m lovin’ this recipe. Pinning and definitely making!
Hope you like them Kathleen 🙂 I love my spiralizer, too!