Hearts of Palm Pasta

Benefits of hearts of palm noodles

There are many reasons why hearts of palm noodles are the preferred keto noodle. Here are some of the main perks.

• Gluten free – These noodles are not wheat noodles or make from wheat products containing gluten. They are 100% made from palm hearts.
• Low calories – Only 25 calories per serving!
• Low carb – There are 2 g net carbs and 4 g total carbs per serving of hearts of palm noodles.
• Easy to prepare – Simply cut open the package and use! It’s that easy.
• Appearance – These low carb noodles have a slight yellowish brown hue to them and look like actual wheat based pasta.
• Flavor – Hearts of palm pasta has a mild neutral flavor. There is a slight artichoke resemblance that some recognize when eating.
• Don’t smell – This pasta doesn’t have a strange stinky chemical order unlike shirataki noodles.
• Texture – This keto pasta doesn’t have a rubbery like other noodles made from the konjac plant.  Palm spaghetti has a softer texture.

Uses & recipes

Since palm heart noodles come in wide range of shapes, we can use them for almost anything that requires a noodle – or even rice!

• Lasagna – Since hearts of palm pasta comes in lasagna sheets, you can easily make lasagna or skillet lasagna with these noodles.
• Spaghetti – The perfect noodle for a plate of spaghetti or even add to the TikTok famous baked feta pasta recipe.
• Rice – Hearts of palm comes in a rice shape. There is white rice and brown rice. You can add it to recipes that call for rice or cauliflower rice like this keto pork and rice recipe.
• Beef & noodles – For a quick weeknight meal that uses leftover steak, try mixing beef with angel hair pasta noodles and a few extra ingredients to make it extra creamy.

Where to buy

So far, I have only found these noodles from online retailers like Amazon but Trader Joes does carry their brand if you have a Trader Joes near you. Here are the two brands that I use quite often:

• Natural Heaven – This is my preferred brand. It’s easier to prepare (doesn’t require rinsing unlike the Palmini brand) and it has a texture similar to real spaghetti noodles.
• Palmini Pasta – This brand requires an extra step in preparation. You must rinse the noodles and drain palmini before adding them to the sauce. They are so slightly crunchy or harder in texture compared to the Natural Heaven brand.