Rutabaga "Pasta"

Jim's Pantry Recipes

It’s easy to reduce gluten and carbohydrates by turning vegetables into noodles! Rutabagas (also called Swedish Turnips) have a refreshing bitterness and tang that stands up well to sauces – oh and they have loads of Vitamin C.

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Course Pantry Dishes, Vegetable Dishes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

0.5 tablespoon olive oil
1 large rutabaga spiraled into linguini-sized noodles

Instructions

For stove top: With medium heat, add olive oil and sauté “noodles” 5 – 8 minutes with lid on, stirring occasionally until al-dente.For oven roasted: Lay out the rutabaga noodles on a baking sheet, spray or brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until al dente. When ready to serve, add in the rutabaga noodles to warm and bubbling sauce and toss to combine until sauce coats the noodles. (Recipe #471)

Notes

A large rutabaga makes enough noodles for four large servings. If you don’t need them all refrigerate them for up to a week or freeze them. They can be cooked frozen or thawed first.