KETO PASTA UPDATE

When I chose to review different kinds of pasta, I was excited to taste the packaged stuff as I wanted something as quick as the traditional pasta.Įven though I was excited about quick options where I could open the package, rinse and toss with my favorite sauce, it still didn't quite have that 'al dente' bite that I was used to. The processed pasta usually comes in a package or a box and the naturally kind is made from a vegetable like zucchini noodles. When it comes to low carb pasta there are 2 kinds. If it's too soft it will be mushy, if it's too hard it will feel crunchy. There should be a slight bit to the pasta.

What are the best keto friendly noodles?Īl dente is Italian for 'to the tooth', in other words, tender but firm.

KETO PASTA UPDATE

Update on Processed Keto-Friendly Pasta.Sometimes we make compromises because we can't get close enough to the real thing but those are my initial 'wants' for keto pasta noodles. Bought some from one of our local wholesale clubs (BJ’s), as soon as I found it in stock, and it’s *much* better.When I think of pasta, I want it to be chewy, al dente and have a neutral flavor. Tried cheap parchment paper from Walmart (Great Value brand) because they were out of Reynold’s (the only one I’d had experience with before), and had problems with seep-through (had to fold the paper not just twice, but four times to avoid seepage) and the paper would give wetter food a chemical taste…plus, the paper burned super easily and would stink up the kitchen! This happened with both packages. I’d recommend investing in good parchment paper as a potential solution. Reading through the comments, I noticed several people mentioning issues with the pasta sticking to the parchment paper. I haven’t had much energy to cook lately, but this recipe made me sit up and take notice! Thank you for sharing it! I’m looking forward to trying it and even shared it with my sister who’s on a Keto diet (with an invite request added lol). Recipe now updated with video! You can also find all my recipe videos on my youtube channel. As I mentioned above, my husband didn’t even suspect anything! He just thought it was a cheesy pasta dish. Serve it with marinara sauce (or pasta sauce of your choice) and it will cover up some of that pure cheese flavor. It will also firm the noodles back up from their melted cheese state. This will prevent them from sticking together. The noodles must be cooled down over cold water. If you cook them too long, they begin to break apart and will just turn into a melty cheese lump. The noodles are then cooked in boiling water very briefly. So even though the noodles only take a few minutes to make, you will need to prepare this ahead of time.

The dough then needs to sit in the fridge to dry out. You can then roll the dough out and slice it into thin strips pasta strips. The cheese is melted down and mixed with the egg to form a dough. This pasta dough is actually very similar to the cheese dough base used in many keto recipes like keto breadsticks and keto bagels.

IngredientsĪll you need for this pasta is mozzarella cheese and egg yolk. You won’t be able to twirl them around your fork as they aren’t quite as flexible, but they do have a chewy bounciness to them like regular pasta. The noodles hold up fairly well once they cool. But it does taste something that resembles noodles–just a bit more cheesy. I want to make clear that this does not taste the same as traditional pasta made with wheat flour. But when it was finished, it looked like pasta and my husband didn’t suspect a thing when he ate it. And I doubted the recipe several times as I made it. I came across several posts sharing a 2 ingredient keto pasta recently, and of course I was intrigued! I’ll admit, I was fairly skeptical going in. This post is a little bit lengthy, but it’s because I want to make sure I share enough details so that you know what to expect and so it turns out well. This keto low carb pasta is just 2 ingredients! It’s a quick and easy substitute for regular pasta.

Keto pasta