You won’t believe how the squash actually takes on the texture and taste of pasta with the right sauce and cooking. Store bought tomato sauce almost always has added sugar and the ones that don’t usually have a ton of garlic and/or onions – both of which are high FODMAP. Making your own can be pretty easy and you can add more tomatoes if you like it “saucier.” You can also add different veggies to the sauce if you’d like.
My husband loves pasta bolognese whenever we go to Italian restaurants and this dish is now his favorite. He always says: “Better than restaurant quality!”
Veggie “Pasta”
Using a peeler or veggie pasta slicing tool, take 2 large yellow squash and 1 large zucchini and make “pasta” out of the entire squash except for the middle with the seeds.
In a sauce pan, heat 1 tbsp of garlic infused olive oil and add the veggie pasta, black pepper and oregano to taste. Cook for 10 minutes stirring frequently.
Slice 10 small, grape tomatoes and add to the pasta after it has cooked for 5 minutes.
Add salt to taste when the pasta is almost done cooking.
Turkey burger, bolognese or meatballs – Mix the following:
– 1 package of Lean White Ground Turkey (no additives)
– 1 tsp oregano
– 1 tsp dill
Juice from 1/4 of a lemon
– 1/4 tsp tumeric powder
You can form different sized meatballs and pan sautee them with olive oil until browned on every side. Or you can make turkey burgers (and save leftovers for lunch), cooking for about 6 minutes on each side in the pan. Or you can just brown the turkey in a pan of olive oil and add to the pasta for bolognese.
