Slutty Low-Carb “Pasta”
This is a low carb, sugar free, delicious meal that combines
delicious veggies, ground turkey and a little bit of heat. The outcome ….. I can’t
even tell you how good this was. The
name for this recipe is pulled from the inspiration recipe on pinterest.
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca is an old school Italian recipe that translates into “spaghetti
a la whore”. The name works and it’s catchy so I decided to keep it.
So let’s get started. This was enough for me to have dinner and lunch the next day.
2 ripe zucchini’s
97% fat free ground turkey (I used ½ pound)
Olive Oil
½ cup diced red bell pepper
¼ cup diced yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon capers
Pine nuts
Lemon juice
15oz can of fire roasted tomatoes, diced (not drained)
Seasonings
To start, brown your ground turkey in a pan (add a touch of
olive oil if the meat sticks to your pan). Season with sea salt, pepper,
dehydrated onion and garlic powder. Add in red bell pepper and onions and cook until
turkey is cooked through and veggies are translucent. Toss in a handful of pine
nuts and cook for a few minutes to sort of toast them. Add in garlic and
capers, cook for a few more minutes. Add
the can of tomatoes and turn up the heat to medium high. Once the skillet is
pretty hot, squirt some fresh lemon juice around the inside edge of the pan and
stir. I love adding lemon to tomato sauces/mixtures because it really brightens
up the flavor of the veggies. Turn down to medium and let simmer while you cut
the zucchini noodles.
Use your spiral veggie cutter to cut 2 zucchinis (wash and
dry them first). Once the sauce is hot and bubbly, I add just a pinch of red
pepper flakes and toss. Put your “noodles” in a bowl, top with a few ladles full
of the tomato sauce and garnish with parmesan cheese.
