Garlic Lemon Zucchini Noodles with Kale and Chicken Sausage
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 medium zucchini
- 3 c chopped kale
- ½ red onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4-5 Italian Chicken sausage links sliced into ½ inch pieces (could use vegetarian sausages as well)
- ¼ c shredded Parmesan optional
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2-3 T Olive oil
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Using your spiralizer, spiralize the zucchini into noodles.
- Over medium high heat, cook the sausages in 1 T olive oil until cooked through, remove from pan and set aside.
- Heat another drizzle of olive oil in skillet. Cook onion and garlic until onion becomes translucent.
- Add kale and sauté until wilted. Add in zucchini noodles and toss to combine with kale until heated through, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add sausage back in along with parmesan, red pepper, lemon zest and sea salt and pepper to taste. Toss to mix through. Add another tablespoon of olive oil if desired.
- Garnish with extra parmesan if desired.
Notes
Sometimes I find that zucchini noodles get a bit water logged. I lay them over paper towels, add a bit of salt and try to absorb some of the water. Making sure not to overcook them helps as well!