Sausage Parmesan Zucchini Pasta Skillet
Zucchini pasta with sausage and Parmesan is a quick and delicious skillet meal where the zucchini replaces pasta! This delicious zucchini noodles recipe cooks up quickly and is packed with flavor!
Servings 6
Calories 389kcal
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 4 zucchini spiral sliced or julienned (see ordering info for the fabulous slicer below)
- 2 tablespoon EVOO
- 1 lb mild Italian Sausage casings removed (I used organic Italian chicken sausage)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ sweet onion finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¾ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- sea salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Instructions
- Slice zucchini and place in a colander over a large bowl.
- Salt zucchini liberally and set aside for 30 minutes. Do not skip this step! It makes the zucchini turn out more like noodles by reducing the water content.
- After the excess water has drained from the zucchini, rinse zucchini well (very important or you will have a salt overload) and squeeze out excess water.
- Pat zucchini dry with paper towels and set aside.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Cook onion, garlic, and sausage until sausage is lightly brown.
- Add pepper flakes and zucchini to the pan.
- Toss to combine and cook for 3-4 minutes to soften the "noodles" and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toss with parmesan cheese and garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 757mg | Potassium: 581mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 423IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 2mg