How to Make Pho with Zucchini Noodles

Learn how to make pho with zucchini noodles and bone broth in just 30 minutes. Once you have learned the technique, you’ll want to make pho ALL THE TIME. 

Today, I have a very exciting recipe to share with you. I am going to show you how to make pho with zucchini noodles and bone broth.

How To Make Pho With Zucchini Noodles

Ever since I started making zucchini noodles, I have been obsessed! Since you could pretty much eat zucchini raw, I figured that it’d be great for a pho recipe because you don’t have to cook it, which is pretty convenient.

You do, however, have to turn the zucchinis into noodles in order to enjoy the slurp like a regular bowl of pho. To make zucchini noodles, you could either use a vegetable peeler, a spiralizer, or a benriner.

I used a benriner to make my zucchini noodles for this pho recipe.

How To Make Pho With Bone Broth

Now that you’ve got your pho zoodles ready, let’s focus on the most important part of a good pho – the soup base. Most of the pho recipes start with browning onions and fresh gingers on an open flame or roast them in an oven to bring out their maximum flavor. However, if you have some bone broth on hand, you don’t need to do any of that. With a few spices, you could turn the bone broth into a perfect pho base.

I usually make my own broth with beef bones, onions, celeries and carrots in a slow cooker. After 18-24 hours of cooking, trust me, whatever flavors and nutrients your ingredients have are going to be completely extracted into your broth.

When I am running low on homemade bone broth and I don’t have the time to make a new batch yet, I love using Kettle & Fire beef bone broth as my pho base.

With bone broth on hand, to make a good pho, all you need to do is to toast a couple of cinnamon sticks, star anise, and whole cloves in a saucepan. Then pour the bone broth over. Add fresh ginger, a little bit of fish sauce, and a little bit of soy sauce. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for 10 minutes or so to allow the spices to fully infuse the broth. That’s it! That’s your super legit pho base right there.

All the cooking is done at this point. Choose your desired protein. It could be beef, chicken, turkey or if you want a meatless pho, throw in some cooked vegetables and tofu in your zoodles. Add your hot and flavorful pho base which will immediately start cooking the raw beef slices (if using) and the zoodles. Sprinkle with bean sprouts, your preferred herbs, and a squeeze of lime juice. Want some heat? Sriracha is your friend.

You see, once you’ve learned how to make pho with zoodles and bone broth, you can put it together in just 30 minutes instead of hours compare to making the pho base from scratch. Also, you can totally customize your pho based on your dietary restrictions.

Now, here’s a little information about Kettle & Fire bone broth in case you are not familiar with this superfood yet. Kettle & Fire uses 100% grass-fed beef bones and organic vegetables, herbs, and spices for their bone broth.  The beef bone broth is simmered for a very, very long time, all the collagen in the animal bones is broken down and released into the broth, supplying it with an insane amount of protein, antioxidants, and amino acids, which helps heal your gut lining and improve your immune system.

I hope you enjoy this pho recipe. If you get a chance to make it, I really hope you do, leave a comment and let me know what combination you come up with. I would love to hear from you! Cheers!

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