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How To Make Healthy Noodles {gluten-free, grain-free, low-carb}

July 24, 2013 By Vanessa Rae Romero

Beef & Cabbage Noodles With Asian Inspired Almond Butter Chili Sauce | healthylivinghowto.com

The other night I had a pound of grass-fed ground beef thawing and I was in need of some healthy inspiration. We have tired of our weekly burgers, taco salad and ground beef bowls. So, I polled the Healthy Living How To Facebook fans for some ideas. When my friend Susan suggested “crack slaw” — an old low-carb favorite — my wheels started spinning. Instead of slaw, how about cabbage noodles, made using my spiral veggie slicer. To give the dish an Asian flair, I decided to spice it up with almond butter chili sauce — the same sauce I used for my Thai Turkey Burger. Voila a new recipe was born! And — it was declared an all-time favorite by both my husband and son.

Noodles are not part of my low-carb lifestyle and haven't been for well over a decade. Besides being high in carbs, most also contain wheat and gluten, two things I avoid. Yes, I know there are gluten-free noodles, however, they still spike blood sugar like the wheat and gluten containing noodles do. Which is why I prefer to ditch the grains all together and instead get creative in the kitchen and come up with nutrient-dense ways to enjoy healthy noodles.

One thing I have found helpful on this journey of healthy eating, is to re-train my brain about food. Once I understood why glutenous grains and processed carbohydrates were not figure friendly and actually detrimental to my health, they just become a non-option. No need to feel deprived though, as there is a plethora of low-carb REAL FOOD to be had.

Zoodles, or zucchini noodles, are a favorite and can be easily made with a julienne peeler or a spiral veggie slicer. They pair really well with a tomato based sauce. Today's recipe features cabbage noodles — made with my spiral veggie slicer — watch this short video and see how in less than a minute you have low-carb noodles ready to steam and enjoy!

Now, I won't begrudge you if you are thinking — why not just pick up a bag of coleslaw — instead of going to the hassle of making these fancy schmancy cabbage noodles. Yep, you can certainly do that. Heck, you can even buy a whole head of cabbage and slice it with a chef's knife if you like. As I've said all along, kitchen gadgets aren't a necessity to cook healthy meals for yourself or your family, they are just fun to have.

I will say though, we were all highly entertained attempting to eat this meal with chopsticks — as well as slurping up our noodles.

When you make and devour a delicious bowl of healthy noodles with whatever healthy sauce you dream up, you have my permission to feel more than a little bit smug. Smug, because you made it with fresh grown, not factory made, ingredients, that don’t detract from your health, but actually lends to it.

Beef & Cabbage Noodles With Asian Inspired Almond Butter Chili Sauce | healthylivinghowto.com

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Beef & Cabbage Noodles with Almond Butter Chili Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Ground Beef
  • 1 Small Head Cabbage, Noodled
  • Sauce
  • 6 Tbsp. Almond Butter
  • 2 Tbsp. Coconut Vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. Coconut Aminos
  • 2 Tbsp. Filtered Water
  • 2 Tbsp. Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 2 Tbsp. Sriracha Sauce
  • 10-14 drops Liquid Stevia
  • Toasted Sesame Seeds (for garnish)
  • Green Onions (for garnish)

Directions

  1. In large skillet add ground beef. Spread in bottom of pan.
  2. Top ground beef with noodled cabbage and cover.
  3. Cook covered over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
  4. Uncover and mix and cook until cabbage noodles are tender, about 5 more minutes.
  5. In small mixing bowl whisk together almond butter, vinegar, aminos, water, sesame oil, siraracha sauce and stevia.
  6. Pour over cooked beef and cabbage noodles and mix to heat through.
  7. Plate and garnish with sliced green onions and toasted seasame seeds.
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A Christ-follower, wife, mom, grandma, entrepreneur, city slicker, purple lover, and health nut who inspires women to live healthy, love intently, lead purposefully, and to have fun along the way.

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