I have been using shirataki noodles for about 4 months now. I love them! I usually buy them from cub for $1.89 each. I don’t go to cub too often so I usually stock up and buy 10 at a time. We recently moved to Minnapolis and a friend just told me about a great Asian Market at 90th & Lyndale, so we’ll go there to check out their goods and prices soon.
Shirataki Noodles are wonderful! I use in all recipes that call for noodles now and to add bulk to some sweet recipes.
Tips for using shirataki noodles:
- Rinse them in water before using and then microwave. They do have a “fishy” smell to it. The smell goes away if washed and microwaved though!!
- Drink a glass of water while eating them. They really expand and soak up water in your stomach. You will be STUFFED from these little noodles about 15 minutes after eating them.
- They are not EXACTLY noodles, but hey, if it tasted exactly like a noodle and looked like a noodle… then it probably would be a noodle…. and contain 200 vs 20 calories.
- They need time to soak up the flavor of something. So let it sit and marinate if you can. Otherwise think about adding something else to it such as cereal or oatmeal (in a sweet dish), that easily absorbs liquid.
- Do not melt cheese on top of it in the microwave. The noodles will not really absorb and incorporate the cheese, so the cheese just melts in a big blob and is hard to seperate after (it kind of stays in big icky chunks, think of how FF cheese melts and its just like that). Melt the cheese over the other food, veggies or protein, or mix the cheese in first.
- They are great to add to a skillet or in a stir fry. The heat really helps the noodles to take on the other flavors.
What I use shirataki noodles in:
- For spaghetti
- Under chili
- Macaroni and cheese
- Tuna casserole – this is REALLY yummy
- Chinese dishes that I add some soy and frozen veggies to a skillet.
- Pureed and add to cookies for extra bulk (you can just cut them up but there will still small bit of noodle in the cookie when you are eating it. Also it takes a long time for it to soak up flavor so you will taste the noodle)
- Last but not least my favorite!!!!!!
- Low-cal Peanut Butter De-Lite:
- 1/2 pkg shirataki – Rinsed and microwaved, and cute into smaller pieces
- 18 grams Kashi GoLean or 10 g Oatmeal
- 4g PB
- Cinnamon, sweetener, salt
- Chocolate Protein powder (optional)
- Cocoa powder (optional)
- Dark chocolate bits (wait for noodles to cool then add so they just melt a little and are not fully incorporated)
I usually enjoy this ever night before bed for a 160cal dessert that is peanut butter and chocolatey!
TOMORROW: Low Cal Black Bean, Tofu brownies, pics and review
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