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Zucchini Noodles with Sausage + Video

Combine Zucchini Noodles with Italian sausage for a healthy, flavorful meal. With fresh garden veggies, this recipe is perfect for summer!
Author: Donna Elick
Servings: 4
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes sliced in half
  • 4 Italian sausage links fully cooked and sliced into coins
  • 4 medium zucchini or 3 large
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1 teaspoon salt divided, or more, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper divided, or more, to taste

Instructions

  • Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once you can feel the heat from 6 inches above the pan, add oil.
  • Meanwhile, cut onion in half, remove the outer layer, and slice into thin strips. Rinse tomatoes and slice in half.
  • When oil is hot, toss onion slices in the pan and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Once the onions are beginning to look translucent, add tomatoes and sausage and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining pepper (about 1/4 teaspoon each). Your tomatoes will begin to release their juices, and it will collect in the pan. Once you see the tomato juice, it's time to add zucchini.
  • Meanwhile: Wash zucchini and make zucchini noodles (see post for options on making the noodles).
  • Add zucchini noodles to skillet. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Use tongs to toss and coat zucchini. Cook until desired texture is reached. I like mine like al dente pasta, about 3 minutes.
  • Taste and season with additional salt and pepper as necessary. Shred Parmesan cheese over the dish. Serve and enjoy!

Video

Notes

  1. For a single portion, cut the recipe by 1/4, cook on medium heat and use a smaller skillet (I like my medium (10″) skillet for this recipe).
  2. To make this a stress-free recipe, you can prep the ingredients ahead of time. It will take an extra 5 minutes, but if you are a newer cook, it will go much smoother. Some stores even have ready-to-use spiralized zucchini in the produce section.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25 recipe | Calories: 568cal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1650mg | Sugar: 9g | Fiber: 4g | Calcium: 239mg | Iron: 3mg