37 Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) Recipes

Megan Porta

Sun, March 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC

7 min read

Zoodles are spiralized zucchinis that can be used in place of carb-heavy pasta, making for lighter dishes without all the starch that will fill you up quickly but not keep you full.
When using frozen zucchini noodles in recipes, it's best to add them at the very end to prevent them from getting soggy and watering down the dish, aiming for an al dente texture.
Supermarkets and co-ops are now selling pre-packaged zoodles, making it easier to switch up regular pasta recipes with zucchini noodle dishes for a lighter and healthier alternative.

Summer is all about veggies, veggies, veggies—especially squash . Whether you are realizing how many zucchini plants you currently have growing in your garden or just noticing all the farm-fresh zucchini at the farmers' market , you might be asking, "What can I do with all this zucchini??" Instead of sending a loaf of zucchini bread to every friend and family member, use them to make zucchini noodles with these 37 best zoodles recipes!

What Are Zoodles?

Zoodles are zucchinis that are spiralized (aka zucchini noodles). They're super easy to make and can take on any flavors you add to them. The best part is that you can also use them in place of carb-heavy pasta and enjoy lighter dishes without all the starch that will fill you up quickly but not keep you full.

Related: Low-Carb Zucchini Recipes

How To Cook Frozen Zoodles

Fact: zoodles can get very soggy very fast. So if you're using frozen zucchini noodles in any of these recipes, make your sauce, soup or base first, then add the frozen zoodles at the very end. They really only need to steam for a few seconds in a covered skillet before they can start to lose their water—watering down the rest of your dish. Al dente is the goal here, friends! Not mushy zoodles.

Related: How to Freeze Zucchini

Best Zoodle and Zucchini Noodle Recipes

For this round up, we've put together the best collection of stir-fry recipes to make with zoodles! You'll find a variety of recipes to fit your palette, including spicy shrimp zoodle stir-fry, zucchini noodles with creamy avocado pesto and meatless sautéed zoodles with mushrooms.

Stir-fry zucchini noodle dishes aren't just limited to Asian sauces and flavors either. Don't get me wrong, honey sriracha chicken is calling my name, but so are steak fajita zoodles and strawberry rhubarb healthy chicken stir-fry (say what?!). Here's another pro tip: many supermarkets and co-ops are selling pre-packaged zoodles these days. Look in the fresh or frozen veggie cases to find the hard work done and zucchini noodles ready to go straight into the pan.

So, feel free to switch up your regular pasta recipes with easy zucchini noodle dishes! Putting together fresh ingredients will help you discover new tastes, and we guarantee you won't even miss the carbs.