Zoodles with Chicken Sausage Sauce
This fresh, healthy "pasta" dish is full of flavor. It's beautiful enough to serve to guests and quick enough for a weeknight meal. Everyone in your house will love you for it. If you can't find ground chicken, substitute ground turkey and turkey sausage
Ingredients
The Zoodles
- 3 medium zucchini
The Chicken Sausage Sauce
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 pound ground chicken or ground turkey
- 1 pound italian chicken sausage or chicken sausage of choice
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste optional
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Make the Zoodles
- Grab your handy, dandy vegetable spiralizer (I love my Vegetti Pro from Amazon) and set it on the counter
- Cut the ends off the zucchini and cut them in half. No need to peel them
- Load up the spiralizer and zoodle away! If you don't have a spiralizer, use peeler and/or use regular pasta for this recipe
- Set the zoodles aside until you are ready to use them. Aren't they pretty?
Make the Chicken Sausage Sauce
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the chopped onion and sauté until the onions are translucent - about 5 minutes
- Add the Italian seasoning to the pan and sauté for a minute or two longer
- Grab the chicken and chicken sausage. I like to use both in the recipe. It keeps the sauce light and lower in fat, and it tastes fabulous
- Add the chicken and sausage to the pan and cook, breaking it up as you go, until it is no longer pink - about 10 minutes
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste to the pan. I like either crushed tomatoes or whole peeled tomatoes (or both) in this dish as it gives the sauce a nice texture
- Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes. I often make this sauce a day ahead. It gets nothing but better overnight in the refrigerator
- Taste the sauce and add salt, pepper and more seasonings as needed
Bring it all Together
- Add a cup or so of the Zoodles to a bowl. You may have to cut them a bit if the strands are super long
- Add hot sauce to the Zoodles and let it sit for about 5 minutes. I really like my Zoodles al dente, if you like them softer, cook them in the sauce for 5-6 minutes
- Add a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese and enjoy. Easy, quick, light and incredibly delicious - this one's a winner all around!
