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prep time

5 min
cook time

12 min
ready time

17 min

Low Carb Creamy Shrimp Zucchini Noodles

155 ratings

Zucchini is the perfect alternative to carb heavy spaghetti in this rich and creamy keto pasta dish.

Meaty large shrimp are perfectly complemented by an indulgently rich cream cheese sauce, with an added flavor boost from aromatic basil and zesty lemon.

Simple to pull together, this is a quick and tasty weeknight meal.

Net Carbs

9.3 g
Fiber

2.8 g
Total Carbs

12.1 g
Protein

18.9 g
Fats

22.5 g

318 cals

Quantity

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Zucchini Noodles

20 ounce
Cream Cheese

5 ounce
Prawns

5 oz, cooked
Tomato Puree

2 teaspoon
Garlic

1 clove
Onions

½ medium
Spinach Raw

1 cup
Olive Oil

1 tablespoon
Spices Oregano Dried

1 tsp, leaves
Lemon Juice Raw

½ lemon yields
Lemon Peel Raw

½ tbsp
Basil

1 x 2 tbsp, chopped
Salt

¼ teaspoon
Black Pepper

⅛ tsp

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add the onion and minced garlic. Fry gently until softened, about 2 minutes.
Step 2

Add the oregano, lemon juice, zest and the tomato puree to the pan. Reduce the heat and stir to combine.
Step 3

Add the cream cheese to the pan and increase the heat to medium.
Step 4

Season generously and stir to combine until the cheese has melted and you have a thick sauce.
Step 5

In the meantime, add the zucchini to a large saucepan and drizzle with a little olive oil. Turn the heat to medium low and cover, cook gently for 3- minutes until starting to soften.
Step 6

Once the zucchini begins to soften, add the spinach and stir through until just wilted, this will only take about a minute.
Step 7

Add the prawns and basil leaves to the pasta sauce and simmer gently for a further 2-3 minutes until the prawns are cooked through.
Step 8

Drain the zucchini completely and serve with the sauce. Scatter with extra fresh basil.

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Comments 31

IncredibleKale405406 7 months ago

Made this for dinner tonight and it’s a hit. I live alone so having easy delicious meals, so that I stay away from fast food, is important. This is in my favorites and will be made again. I only used a pinch of salt cooking the shrimp. I also used a food processor to slice the zucchini since I don’t have a spiralizer. I really didn’t measure so maybe I didn’t use as much lemon as called for. At least I know that I don’t need that much.

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LizPepper 9 months ago

Found it bland. I think I will add more salt and garlic next time and maybe skip the lemon altogether. Will try it again.

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Jacquelynn 9 months ago

Was delicious!! I too made a couple changes, I used keto noodles w 0 carbs I get at Metro. Aside from the texture, they are very good. I used heavy whipping cream to make it more saucey, and it was awesome. I found the lemon was perfect, nice little zest to it.

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OutstandingKetone6589 2 years ago

Overall delicious, but next time I will decrease the lemon juice and increase the garlic. Not sure where the carb count comes from, nor what the portion size means. I just figured it out myself, using the ingredients.

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IneffableMacadamia264406 2 years ago

Really great flavors!!

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Monkey1055 2 years ago

Is this a yellow onion or white?

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MirthfulRadish903578 2 years ago

I used herbs de Provence since I did not have oregano. I also used 1 tablespoon frozen tomato paste, which worked great. A really delicious different recipe that the whole family loved.

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SpectacularRadish209551 2 years ago

Added a lot of lemon 🍋, amazingly good result.

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Caseycat 2 years ago

I made this tonight. It was delicious and will make it again!! I did have to add water as it was very thick, other than that it was delicious!!

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Wordsmithist 2 years ago

I was concerned when preparing the sauce that there wouldn't be enough the zoodles, but, boy, was I wrong. The flavors were terrific. I salted the zoodles because they were a little bland but the whole thing came out wonderfully. Loved it.

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debs2inspire 2 years ago

Love it

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StrongLooksGood 2 years ago

I loved this! Instead of zucchini noodles, I bought a Costco brand of healthy noodles made of fiber and is only 1 g of net carb per serving and this recipe was so tasty

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- RousingAvocado448018 2 years ago
  
  Name…Yes, please!!
  
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- josie0695 2 years ago
  
  I don't shop Costco but in place of zucchini noodles I love "pasta" made from hearts of palm. One brand is Palmini. Walmart sells another brand but I don't remember the name. Hearts of palm has a strong, off-putting odor but if you rinse it well in a colander under running water the odor goes away. Did I mention that I love this "pasta"?
  
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- Gracielavalentin 2 years ago
  
  Can you give me the name of the cosco noodles?
  
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StupendousCauliflower356852 3 years ago

I was happily surprised that I really liked this. Generally, zucchini noodles I barely tolerate. The only change I made was to use fire roasted diced tomatoes and added a little bit of water to sauce. One of my favorite dishes.

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Red fox 69 3 years ago

I made this for one ,I just bought a spiral first time I'v had zucchini so made less. I used 1/2 onion ,1 garlic ,1 tsp mascarpone 3 baby plum tomatoes de seeded. I used medium cooked prawns (Forgot to add oregano and lemon juice) Salt pepper I put 2 leaves of basal in the zucchini fried it a tea spoon of olive oil and a tea spoon of butter . It was really yummy I will definitely make this again x 5 🌟

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StupendousAvocado531575 3 years ago

It was very delicious! Like others have commented, it needed to be thinned with water, broth or cream. It was very rich and filling. Someone had suggested using salsa, which I did because I didn’t have tomato purée.

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StellarAvocado860353 3 years ago

So delicious!!! The added water was perfect. I used tomato paste instead of a purée and I added mushrooms. I made Penne for the family and zucchini noodles for me. Everyone loved it!! I Will use this sauce for other dishes.

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Jaytay1216 3 years ago

The serving size measurements are really confusing me. It says it makes 3 bowls. I measured out the zucchini evenly between the 3 bowls and the same for the shrimp sauce/mixture... but each bowl weights about 10oz each... ?

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- debs2inspire 2 years ago
  
  I have no idea either. Hope someone can explain.
  
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IncredibleRadish776251 3 years ago

So so soooo good!!! I do agree though. I had to add some water to the cream cheese mixture to keep it from burning. I love this dish. Filling and delicious.

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Honey13 3 years ago

Delicious!!

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FabulousRadish509056 3 years ago

This was good, but be sure to add water to the skillet when melting the cream cheese (about half a cup) otherwise, it will burn to the bottom of the skillet before it melts.

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rtolbert3 3 years ago

This is really good! I didn’t have any lemons, so I left them out, and it was still great!

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bash25 3 years ago

Do you think this sauce is suitable for freezing???

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BlithesomeAvocado863753 3 years ago

Absolutely delicious

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- Minheather 2 years ago
  
  Why is it so hard to melt cream cheese
  
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IneffableKale784095 3 years ago

My bf and I really liked this!! We did change it up a little so we could use ingredients we had on hand: asparagus in lieu of spinach and chipotle salsa in lieu of tomato purée. Otherwise, we kept to the recipe as written. I liked the little kick from the salsa, so I’ll probably do that again. And yes, there will definitely be an “again”. Love love love the lemony richness of the sauce, but did have to thin it out a little with water.

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Honey13 3 years ago

Delicious! I truly enjoyed this meal. Got my daughter to try it, she loved it too. Will definitely revisit.

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Tish 3 years ago

Satisfying, creamy and lemon filled 👍

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Low Carb Creamy Shrimp Zucchini Noodles

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