Tofu Shirataki (House Foods) Fettuccine shaped noodle substitute

The things I love about this product: No choloesterol, No sugar, Gluten-Free, Vegan, and certified kosher by the OU.

Another thing I like about this product is it's low calories. The entire 8 oz. package says that it has 2 servings. Total Calories Per serving: 20 (that's right 2-0, that's it. Twenty measly calories!) TOTAL FAT: 0.5 g 1%, Sat. Fat 0, Trans Fat 0, Polysat Fat 0, Monosat Fat 0. Choloesterol 0mg 0%, Sodium 15mg 1%, Total Carb. 3g 9%, Fiber 2g, Sugars 0g. Protein 1 g.

On the package it had a recipe for Tofu Shirataki Fettucine Alfredo.

I took the liberty to make a dish that was more of a creamy red sauce (based on a vodka sauce) to try out the noodles. I made my sauce with almond milk, low fat sour cream, low fat cream cheese, tomato paste, morrocan matbusha, (a tomato salsa) garlic powder, salt, and pepper. I rinsed and then sauteed a few cloves of garlic in olive oil. Once that was going well I dropped in the noodles. They are already a "soft" texture. They only need to be slightly heated. The package recommends to parboil for 2-3 minutes or microwave for 1 minute "to reduce the authentic aroma". (I am not sure exactly what "aroma" they are reffering to. However, I figured if I doused the noodles with enough garlic and olive oil...they would have the aroma of garlic and have to taste good.) I failed to notice that the pacakge says, "to dry very well" after rinsing them. I didn't do this. What I did was pour the sauce over the noodles and then made sure that all noodles were covered in the sauce. It was very good. However, being the food critic I am I would say that the noodles had a sort of odd, chewy texture. They just didn't melt in my mouth like regular pasta. However, after I while I tried to think of all the benefits I was deriving from eating these noodles. Like this is good when one really needs to cut back on carbs and not have pasta....like those post Thanksgiving or holiday days. I found that I ate about 3/4 of the package. So the only thing I was really getting calories was from the low fat sour cream and low fat cream cheese.

I was in a big rush and I had I had more time I would have chopped some frsh vegetables, like onion, scallion, tomato, and peppers to add to the mixture. Also, this can easily become a dairy free item by just making a nice tomato based sauce. Another idea is to use it in soups. I am a pasta lover so I wouldn't always substitute these noodles for the real thing....however, if I short was on time, like I was tonight, or if I couldn't have wheat, or gluten, or if I didn't want to feel really "Full" from real pasta.....this is a great alternative. The BIG BENEFIT: You will not feel "Stuffed". You will feel light and even have room for desert! Which I indulged in....two mini choclate cupcakes.....I had no guilt whatsoever since my main dish was so few calories. It's a fun product and I recommend trying at least once in some type of pasta dish.