Smoky Sausage Zucchini Noodles
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Cost
- $19.50
- Nutrition
- 560 cal · 32g protein
- quick
- skillet
- one-pot
- comfort-food
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: cheese · kept by 1 family
Smoky Sausage Zucchini Noodles is a Italian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 25 minutes, for around $20 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 10 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain cheese works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Contains: Dairy— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork sausage
- 4 count zucchini
- 1 count yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 can no-salt-added tomato sauce (15 oz)
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Trim the zucchini and cut it into long noodles with a spiralizer or julienne peeler (or buy pre-cut zucchini noodles to save time).
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage with the onion, breaking it into crumbles, about 6 minutes, until no pink remains (160°F). Drain off extra fat.
- Stir in the garlic and smoked paprika and cook 30 seconds. Pour in the tomato sauce and cream, season with salt and pepper, and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Add the zucchini noodles and toss in the sauce for just 2 to 3 minutes, until warm and barely tender. Do not overcook or they turn watery.
- Turn off the heat, stir in the parmesan, and serve right away.
- Picky eaters can have the sausage and extra sauce plain, with the zucchini noodles on the side.
- Make ahead: dice the onion and spiralize the zucchini up to a day ahead and store them separately in the fridge.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 18 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Fat
- 40 g
- Saturated fat
- 16 g
- Sodium
- 980 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Elena Soroka / Unsplash