Zoodles and Chicken Sausage
When it comes to incorporating more vegetables into your meals, it doesn’t get easier than this Zoodles and Chicken Sausage recipe. This dish allows for you to move beyond your traditional white or whole wheat pastas and experiment with a vegetable-based pasta (aka zoodles). Top your zucchini noodles off with some warm chicken sausage (preferably organic), cannellini beans, sun dried tomatoes and the best blend of flavors!
The Benefits of Zoodles
Spiral a fresh batch of zucchini and yellow squash noodles to bump up your vegetable game while decreasing your intake of heavy, refined grain pastas that drive inflammation and increase risk of cardiovascular disease. Zucchini is a fresh and nutritious summer squash vegetable that is known for having a high water content (about 95%) like it’s cucumber and melon families. Vegetables like zucchini can make you feel more full and satiated because of the higher water content PLUS it’s rich source of soluble fiber. What's even more impressive is that zucchini packs in antioxidants such as beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin—two of which can help improve eye health.
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Zoodles and Chicken Sausage
6 c zucchini noodles (alternatively, can spiralize 4 zucchini and/or yellow squash)
1 lb Italian style chicken sausage
1 c sun dried tomatoes in extra virgin olive oil
1.75 c cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (equal to one 15 oz can)
2 c spinach
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Dash salt
Dash pepper
Remove sausage from casing and cut into 1 inch pieces
In a large pan heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat.
Add the chicken sausage to pan and saute for about 6-8 minutes, or until sausage is cooked well.
Pour the zucchini/yellow squash noodles, sun dried tomatoes and liquid, cannellini beans, spinach, salt and pepper into the pan. Saute for an additional 5 minutes.
Mix ingredients together and portion into meals for the rest of the week.
