I often get asked if spiralizerstools that transform vegetables into noodle shapesare worth buying.

While they’re a great way to make a low-carb, high-vegetable pasta alternative, you don’tneeda spiralizer.

Here are two vegetable noodle techniques that don’t need any special equipment.

Thirty seconds can mean the difference between the above and the sad state of affairs below.

This helps prevent the vegetable ribbons from becoming too limp and wet.

To create zucchini linguine, I first cut thin slices of zucchini on a mandoline.

After that, I stacked those slices and cut them into thin strips.

I finished the “zoodles” off with parmesan shavings and more nuts tossed in alongside.

Not everyone is ready to cut pasta out cold turkey.

I’m certainly not.