My night with Tofu Shirataki!

Shirataki Stir Fry

I have always been one to try new foods. I have heard and seen the dry Shiratake Noodle on various other blogs and websites and have been wanting to try them. A low carb, pasta substitute that tasted good is just what I needed. Well yesterday I was grocery shopping at my local Winn Dixie Grocery store here in town and low and behold, I came across this in the produce section...

It is a wet Tofu Shirataki angel hair pasta. Here is the nutrition facts...

20 calories, 3 carbs, and 0 fat, SCORE!

So I decided to make a stir fry of some sort. I had Smart Ground protein veggie crumbles, which if you have never tried, you should, it taste just like beef, but much healthier. I also had some colored bell pepper slices, liquid egg whites, and some salsa pico de gallo.

The directions for the Shirataki were simple. Rinse thoroughly, and microwave for 1 minute, than use as you would any other type noodle. Easy enough? Yes sir!

First I prepared my Shirataki noodles, then I sauteed my bell peppers and Smart Ground protein crumbles in a little 100% extra virgin olive oil (I did add water throughout the saute process so it didn't dry out) and cooked my egg whites with some cracked pepper...

Then I added my Shirataki Noodles...

I tossed this together in in the pan until well mixed, took off the heat and added my cooked egg whites, and topped with salsa. Here is how it came out...

I was actually surprised at how close it came to tasting like regular angel hair. I had my husband and kids try it and they said it was really good. My husband also said he would have added salt but he would have never been able to tell the difference if I hadn't told him. Trust me that say a lot! So how does the nutrition breakdown...

Next time I think I will sautee it in just water and not the EVOO and I would have saved 120 calories and 14 fat grams. Although it is a good fat, I could have done without it.

I did a little comparison with my husbands dinner. I cooked him an oven baked chicken alfredo...

That is 2 servings on his plate, here is how it compared to each other...

I could have had 3 plates of mine to equal the nutrition in his one plate of pasta. So my point being is if you make the right choices, you can have a hearty meal that fills you up without eating a ton of calories, etc. I also was full but didn't have that pasta bloat feeling. You know the one I'm talking about? LOL!

So if you are interested in trying it, i found it at my local Winn Dixie grocery store. For locals it was at the one at Hillcrest and Grelot. For everyone else here is the website where you can check what stores it is in...

QOTD? Have you ever tried a pasta substitute? If so which one and how did you like it?

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