Zoodles with Browned Butter & Mizithra Cheese [Recipe] (2024)

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How many calories in spaghetti with browned butter and Mizithra cheese? ›

There are 1040 calories in 1 serving (382 g) of Old Spaghetti Factory Spaghetti with Mizithra Cheese and Brown Butter.

Refrigerate – To keep Mizithra cheese fresh it should be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator. It typically keeps 3 – 6 months. Freeze – Mizithra freezes well because the moisture content is low. Store in an airtight container or freezer bag up to 1 year.

Place the noodles on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt. “Sweat” the noodles in the oven for 30 minutes until the paper towels have absorbed most of the moisture that the zucchini let.

A unique cheese with a devoted following, Mizithra has been a part of The Old Spaghetti Factory's family recipes since 1969. It's a toothsome treat for cheese lovers.

Myzithra, cheese by MYZITHRA contains 80 calories per 28 g serving. This serving contains 6 g of fat, 4 g of protein and 2 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 0 g sugar and 0 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate.

1 serving of butter and parmesan spaghetti (spaghetti noodles with butter and parmesan cheese) contains 326 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 31% carbs, 55% fat, and 15% protein.

Look for visual cues such as an extra slimy surface; dark, dry, and cracked areas in a hard cheese; or yellow splotches on a blue cheese (remember, unintended mold doesn't necessarily mean the entire wheel is done for). If the cheese is unopened, bloated packaging can also be an indicator.

Note that fresh cheese, such as mizithra, is healthier than other forms of cheese in addition to the protein, calcium and vitamins has lower fat content and is more diet friendly. Mizithra can be also dried up and aged at different degrees, producing another type of cheese called “tirozouli” or “anthotiros”.

How long does cheese last in the freezer? Freezing cheese stops bacterial growth completely. Frozen cheeses should be used within six months of freezing and then used within two to three days of thawing.

How do you know when zucchini noodles are done? ›

Add the zucchini noodles and a pinch of salt, then continue to cook until tender and softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve as is with just a sprinkle of herbs for a delicious side dish.

After using a spiralizer to turn your zucchini into noodles (I use this spiralizer - click here) you need to liberally salt your zucchini noodles. You can either lay out your zucchini on clean dish towels or paper towels, salt, and wait 30 minutes for the salt to pull the water from the noodles.

In other words, Olive Garden employees that posted on Reddit, they use specifically Lotito Romano cheese. In fairness, it is an authentic Italian cheese. But the big difference between Romano and parm is price. Romano costs about $25 per kilogram, whereas real Parmesan is almost triple that.

Substitutes. Myzithra is a whey cheese, and while nothing matches the original, you can use mascarpone or ricotta in place of fresh myzithra, and ricotta salata, Parmesan, or Pecorino Romano in place of aged myzithra.

Indeed, the type of cheese inside Olive Garden graters is something of a hot-button topic on social media. It turns out that the cheese is actually Romano or a blend of Romano and Parmesan, and Olive Garden has said as much in its own social media posts.

And if a cup of spaghetti weighs around 140 grams then you can properly fit 3.5 cups of pasta, weighing 490 grams inside of the bowl. Now a cup of spaghetti for instance can have roughly 221 calories, so that comes out at 773.5 calories. So if that was all correct for you then 773.5 calories should be a good estimate.

Nutrition Facts

There are 670 calories in a 1 serving (554.000g) serving size of Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with meat sauce. The calorie breakdown is 27% fat, 54% carbs, and 19% protein.

There are about 167 calories in a cup of pasta with tomato sauce, which means a bowl of simple spaghetti will have a bit over 200 calories. It's one of the most popular and delicious meals you can make.

Mizithra & romano cheese blend by THE OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY contains 15 calories per 5 g serving.