15 Minute Garlic Shrimp Zoodles (2024)

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Want a fast low-carb meal that’s healthy and tasty? Try these 15 minute garlic shrimp zoodles.

You’ve been waiting for the day that zoodles make it to this blog, right? Ok, you probably haven’t. I’m making use of my Christmas spiralizer, and here they are in all their glory. Garlic + shrimp + zucchini noodles = low-carb heaven.

I actually find the term “zoodles” a bit weird since I grew up with those zoo animal shaped pasta pieces in a tomato sauce in a can, and they were called Zoodles. I personally preferred Alphagetti because I could spellout rude words, but I was a bad child. Anyone know if these still exist?

I kept it pretty simple for my first go at zucchini noodles. I tried hard to not overcook the zoodles because I didn’t want a mushy, watery mess. The texture could be described as a bit crisper than al dente if we’re comparing it to actual noodles.

Once you’ve spiralized the zucchini, this zucchini noodles with shrimp recipe is ready in like 5 minutes. You don’t want to overcook the shrimp either, right.

You could even make these keto shrimp zoodles as a side dish if you’re a meat and potatoes kinda person. I get that zucchini noodles aresacrilegious for some people.

I’m not a giant carb-aholic to begin with, so I’m ok swapping out the pasta (sometimes, not all the time!), but low-carb isn’t for everyone. I added some red pepper flakes to give it a bit of heat and color, but that’s optional if you’re not big on spice.

How’s your January going? As always, I’m feeling a bit down because it’s January and I live in a cold place, but at least I’ve been eating pretty healthy, so that has me feeling a bit better physically.

I definitely overdid it a bit around Christmas, so I am glad for recipes like these to get me back on track! I think this dish would also be great in the summer when zucchini is plentiful and everyone is craving lighter things in general. Except for burgers.

Ok, who am I kidding, I crave burgers year-round. 😛

This is the spiralizer I used for this recipe, and I lovethis handy lemon zester.

You may also like my 15 minutegarlic lime cashew zoodles recipe.

Will you give these quick garlic shrimp zoodles a try? Let me know in the comments below.

I hope you love this easy low-carb recipe!