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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Spiralizer

    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti with Chickpeas

    Published: Feb 23, 2016 · Updated: Sep 19, 2020 by Neil 13 Comments

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    A pan of cooked spiralized courgette spaghetti with serving spoon in. Pin title text overlay at top.
    A plate of spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas and a fork on the side ready to eat.

    Spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas is not only a low carb, low fat and healthy recipe but it's really easy to make too.

    A plate of spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas and the rest of the dish in a pan in the background.

    This spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas dish is delicious!

    Home-made rich tomato sauce combines the chickpeas together in a glorious fusion of natural flavours producing a great quick healthy meal for all the family.

    And a really easy first time use of your new spiralizer!

    Courgette spaghetti being spiralized.

    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti With Chickpeas - My First Spiralizer Recipe!

    Spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas is my first spiralizer recipe.

    It’s definitely one I would recommend for those of us who are “spiralizer beginners”.

    Yes, I got a spiralizer for Christmas! Since then I’ve been spiralizing everything in sight!

    I had some spare tomato base (excluding the chilli) I'd made previously for my tomato and chickpea soup.

    So I thought I'd trial that as a sauce here with some practice spiralized courgette spaghetti noodles.

    Birds eye view of a pan of cooked spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas and a serving spoon in.

    I added the chickpeas for protein and the home-made tomato sauce has a fantastic natural sweet taste which went perfectly with the dish.

    It turned out to be a combination of flavours that I just had to share as my very first spiralizer recipe.

    Make sure you subscribe for future spiralizer recipes! (Details at bottom of recipe).

    And check out a selection of courgette spaghetti recipes I've made since this recipe was published in the list below!

    As well as being low calorie, low carb and low in fat, this recipe is an excellent source of dietary fibre providing nearly half of our daily recommended amount.

    A plate of spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas with a fork on. Empty pan in the background.

    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti Thoughts

    Just how clever is google nowadays?

    When I was trying to decide what to call this recipe, I wanted to get “zucchini” into the title as well as “courgette” so that my recipe would appeal to the whole international community.

    I mean seriously why do we have two different names for the same vegetable anyway? Couldn’t we have just decided on one?

    Anyway, I discovered it doesn’t matter if you google for “spiralized courgette spaghetti” as it brought up everything to do with “spiralized zucchini spaghetti” and vice versa. So that was fine.

    Picture of a courgette with the caption "Zucchini or Courgette?, It's the same thing".

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    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti With Chickpeas Recipe

    Although I used spiralized courgette spaghetti with this recipe you could easily substitute with just about any other spiralized vegetables!

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    This spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas is not only healthy but really easy to make. A delicious, home-made rich tomato sauce combines the chickpeas together in a glorious fusion of natural flavours producing a great quick healthy meal for all the family.
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    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti with Chickpeas Recipe

    Spiralized courgette spaghetti with chickpeas is not only a low carb, low fat and healthy recipe but it's really easy to make too.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 233kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Spiralizer
    • Non stick frying pan
    • Measuring spoons
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Garlic press
    • Wooden spoon
    • Food processor

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 small onion finely chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic crushed
    • 4 ripe vine tomatoes chopped
    • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 400 g can chickpeas rinsed and drained
    • 2 medium sized courgettes zucchini, about 350g. spiralized
    • 1 tablespoon coriander freshly chopped
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Heat the oil in a non stick frying pan and saute the onion and garlic for about 3 – 4 minutes until soft. Keep stirring so as not to burn.
    • Add the chopped tomatoes, oregano and salt. Keep stirring and allow the tomatoes to simmer down to a liquid pulp for about 8 – 10 minutes.
    • Blitz the tomato pulp in a food processor or with a stick blender until you have a thick creamy tomato sauce.
    • Add the sauce back to the pan, re-heat it until it begins to bubble, then stir in the spiralized courgette and chickpeas.
    • Heat through until warm and serve garnished with the freshly chopped coriander.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.1g | Protein: 10.9g | Fat: 7.8g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 2.4mg | Sodium: 310mg | Fiber: 9.7g | Sugar: 10.2g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 47.9mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2.2mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Spiralized Courgette Spaghetti with Chickpeas
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 233 Calories from Fat 70
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7.8g12%
    Saturated Fat 1.4g9%
    Cholesterol 2.4mg1%
    Sodium 310mg13%
    Carbohydrates 33.1g11%
    Fiber 9.7g40%
    Sugar 10.2g11%
    Protein 10.9g22%
    Vitamin A 400IU8%
    Vitamin C 47.9mg58%
    Calcium 130mg13%
    Iron 2.2mg12%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. GiGi Eats

      February 23, 2016 at 6:10 am

      5 stars
      ONE OF MY FAVORITE things to do with my veggies - SPIRALIZE THE CRAP out of them! lol!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 23, 2016 at 8:27 am

        Absolutely GiGi! 🙂

        And it's amazing what you can spiralize, not just veggies. You wouldn't believe what I've been spiralizing. That's why I mentioned that Lynne has to watch out! 😉

        Reply
        • GiGi Eats

          February 24, 2016 at 9:52 pm

          Spiralized GOAT?? lol

          Reply
    2. Susie @ SuzLyfe

      February 23, 2016 at 1:32 pm

      You know that I am obsessed with zoodles, coodles, or whatever you want to call them. NOMS

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 23, 2016 at 2:07 pm

        We are both obsessed and we will no doubt end up in some house full of crazies where they keep all of the zoodle, noodle, coodle spiralized deviants! 😉

        Reply
    3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      February 23, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      Beaming with pride 🙂 And a fabulous first recipe to share on the blog! Spiralizer inauguration!!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 23, 2016 at 8:14 pm

        Takes a bow 😀

        Thank you!

        And now for the other 100 I'm putting together 😆

        Reply
    4. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy

      February 24, 2016 at 10:42 am

      We love our spiraliser too, but usually just top it with a simple tomato sauce. I am definitely throwing some chickpeas in there next time too!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 24, 2016 at 3:20 pm

        My spiralizer has become one of my most used kitchen gadgets! I've got your Greek Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes, Feta and Olives on my list! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Sarah

      February 24, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      I love chickpeas and don't eat them enough - this would be a great use for my (forgotten) spiralizer!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 24, 2016 at 3:24 pm

        Thanks Sarah. I just find chickpeas such a low cost versatile ingredient. They're so easy for chucking into any dish to add an extra bit of protein.

        I hope you bring out that spiralizer again. Maybe I can persuade you to do that with some more yummy spiralizer recipes I've got coming in the future? 🙂

        Reply
    6. Shashi at RunninSrilankan

      February 24, 2016 at 4:54 pm

      YAY for spiralized courgette / zucchini - to be honest, I had no idea they were the same thing!
      Looking forward to seeing many more spiralized recipes on here, Neil - because this is a winner!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        February 24, 2016 at 7:44 pm

        I never actually knew that there were two different names for the same thing Shashi, until I started looking up recipes years ago!

        And even then, I often thought because I couldn't get the thing you guys called "zucchini" here in the UK, I couldn't make certain recipes.

        Until I found out they were the same thing. Doh! 😉

        Reply

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