Name: Keto Air Fryer Zucchini Noodles Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups zucchini noodles; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated; Season with salt and black pepper (optional)

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These keto air fryer zucchini noodles are pure comfort food that you can easily make with just 3 ingredients and in 15 minutes. These zoodles are crispy, cheesy and delicious. Each serving has only 4.9g net carbs!

You might also like these low carb pork chop fries in the air fryer!

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Let me be upfront here. I initially wanted these to be curly zucchini fries but the zucchini shrinks up too much and is too soft. However, it was simply delicious so I decided to post it anyway.

These keto air fryer zucchini noodles were so cheesy, crispy and creamy. I ate it for lunch and dinner. You only need three ingredients to make this low carb recipe and start to finish it takes about 15 minutes.

So whenever you want some keto comfort food, grab your air fryer, a couple zucchinis and make this dish. Each serving has 4.9g net carbs and makes for a yummy meatless dinner.

The 3 simple ingredients I used.

All you need to make this air fryer zucchini recipe is raw, fresh zucchini, mayonnaise and parmesan cheese. I would not use frozen zucchini noodles as they tend to add excess water to the dish.

Because parmesan cheese can be salty I did not use any salt and black pepper but you can if you wish. You could also try some other spices like garlic powder, fresh herbs, hot pepper flakes for heat or maybe some Italian seasoning. I like it as is though.

My favorite spiralizer or veggie noodle maker.

Below you can see my Paderno vegetable peeler. I use this to make a variety of noodles. Originally I thought this wider curly noodle would make great curly fries. And it would with a potato but I’m a low carber so no potato.

It has an assortment of blades to make different shapes but I find I make the one shown below the most. It’s very simple to use and you can spiralize everything from carrots to turnips to butternut squash.

If you don’t have a spiralzer you can just cut your zucchini into long julienne thin noodles and it will work just fine for this recipe. If your noodles come out thicker, you might have to bake them a little longer in the air fryer.

Paderno vegetable peeler making zucchini noodles on green cutting mat

How to make keto air fryer zucchini noodles.

Step 1: Make your spiralized zucchini noodles either using a spiralizer like my Paderno or just cut long, thin noodles with a knife.

Step 2: Add them to a large bowl and mix with the mayo and parmesan cheese. Make sure you get the mayo all over the noodles first then mix in the parmesan cheese.

NOTE: Originally I used to microwave the noodles for a minute or two to get out the water and excess moisture but now I just put them right into the air fryer. They seem to shrink less in volume and hold their shape.

air fryer basket with red liner and raw zucchini noodles with cheese

Step 3: Preheat the air fryer for a few minutes at 400°F. Spray the basket of the air fryer with cooking spray and then place the cheesy zucchini noodles in it.

Above you can see the new silicon air fryer liner my son got me for my birthday. It’s great because you can just pull it out and easily clean it!

Step 4: Cook for 8-10 minutes until nice and brown like the picture below. That’s not the best picture but you get the idea. Cooking time may vary so check them along the way to make sure they don’t get to browned and are cooked through.

Other keto zucchini noodle recipes to try.

I love a good keto zucchini noodle recipe and therefore have quite of few of these low carb meals on the blog. Below are some of my favorite zoodle recipes.

closeup of white plate with cheesy zucchini noodles and a plate in background

Other low carb vegetables to try with this air fryer recipe.

If you find you like the flavor of this dish, it would be great with cauliflower and broccoli too. Of course you wouldn’t have noodles but you can cut them into smaller pieces and bake the same way. The length of time might be a bit longer.

You could also try turnip, celeriac or rutabaga noodles too. The mayo and cheese give them lots of flavor so even if you don’t normally like those vegetables you might like them prepared this way.

a fork full of low carb zucchini noodles with cheese

While this recipe didn’t come out the way I intended (zucchini fries) it did come out tasty so it made for a happy accident. It would be great if you get a lot of zucchinis from your garden and are on a low carb diet. I hope you give it a try.

The nutritional information for 1 serving is: 210 calories
16.3g fat / 6.9g carbs / 2g fiber / 10.1g protein = 4.9g net carbs