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How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles That Aren’t Watery!

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How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

The first time I cooked zucchini noodles they were tasty but watery. Like soup!

I didn’t want soup. I wanted spaghetti!

Let’s talk about how to do this right, because you don’t want to resign to biting off the end of a zucchini and dipping it into spaghetti sauce.

Nope.

We aren’t desperate.

This technique will help you cook perfectly steamed/sautéed zucchini that is dry, flavorful and ready to hold your favorite pasta sauce.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Start by spiralizing, peeling, or cutting your zucchini noodles [14 methods available here]. I used two medium-sized zucchini for a single serving. A perfect quantity if you’re really hungry or perfect to split if not.

Place noodles in a colander over a plate. Sprinkle them with a pinch of salt and let them sweat for about 30 minutes.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your SkullNext toss them with your hands and gently squeeze. Do that a few times and a decent amount of water will be left on the plate.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Next place them on a mix of towels. I used a white dish towel and a kitchen towel for underneath. Fold the towel over the noodles and press gently to absorb any remaining water. Do this for about one minute.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Then empty the noodles into a large non-stick pan.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Add in a few cloves of minced garlic if you like. Of course you do.

Cook the noodles for about fifteen minutes on medium heat. No lid required. Stir every few minutes to evenly cook. At minute ten the noodle ends start to caramelize achieving a rich ‘roasted’ vegetable flavor.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

I took a few photos throughout the process to show that absolutely no water was collecting. The pan is at a 45 degree angle here.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Here are the noodles right before I removed them from the heat. Still no water.


How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

For this dish I added pasta sauce straight out of the jar because the noodles were already warm. There will be a little liquid from the sauce, but that happens with regular pasta too.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

We’ve been doing really good at keeping up with our weekly zucchini haul from our CSA share. I haven’t even had to make zucchini bread yet.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Cooked zucchini noodles cradle the fork perfectly.

How to Dry Sauté Zucchini Noodles | Feed Your Skull

Bon appétit! xo

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  1. kazy says:

    So you didn’t actually dry the sauteed zucchini noodles as per the title of your post. You dried them raw and then sauteed them. I have a recipe that calls for me to drain the moisture after I saute them, which was what I was hoping to learn from this tutorial.