Butternut Squash Noodle Stir-fry

As an avid follower of The Real Food Dieticians, they recently introduced me to butternut squash noodles from The Veggie Noodle Co.  Both the beets and butternut squash noodles were available at my neighborhood Sprouts.  I couldn’t resist trying the butternut squash noodles in a stir-fry since I prefer veggie noodles or cauliflower rice to pasta or rice.

Admittedly owning a hand-held spiralizer can be a real chore when spiralizing sweet potatoes or butternut squash!  These ready-made noodles make it easy to add color, flavor and nutrients into almost any recipe.

Spiralizers

These noodles got me wondering about the spiralizers on the market today and the pros and cons of each.  Spiralizers come in two categories;

• Hand-held
  • Pros – small, inexpensive, easy to store
  • Cons – hard to spiralize firmer vegetables like sweet potatoes
  • Top 3 out there*
    • The Easy Orange
    • Manifold Home Products
    • enviHome
• Hand-crank
  • Pros – makes spiralizing fast and easy, most come with suction cups to hold them down
  • Cons – hard to store, more expensive
  • Top 3 out there*
    • Briefton
    • Sedhoom
    • ALISKID

*I ranked these based on seller ratings and price, highest to lowest, on Amazon (let’s be honest – who goes to the store anymore with free two-day shipping?!)

Whether you are looking to use your new spiralizer or try Veggie Noodle Co. noodles here’s a quick and easy recipe that’s packed with flavor!  Most of all, these spiralized noodles add in more veggies to every meal.  A Win-Win!

Print Posted on October 15, 2017
This entry was posted in dinner, healthy, main dish, quick and easy and tagged butternut squash, chicken, spiralizer, The Real Food Dieticians, Veggie Noodle Co.