Mel's Italian Sauce with Zoodles
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Recipes
 
Ingredients
  • 3 – 4 Zucchini cut into spirals (I use Paderno Tri-Blade vegetable slicer)
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil (optional)
  • 2 tsp. fine ground Celtic salt
  • 2 24 oz. jars Italian sauce (I like butternut squash sauce from Costco)
  • 1 lb. Italian chicken sausage cut into slices (I like Coleman’s)
  • 2 Tbsp. avocado oil
  • 1 medium onion diced (optional)
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic (optional)
  • 1 Tbsp. dried Italian seasoning (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh basil and/or parsley (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup coconut aminos
  • 1 Tbsp. Trader Joe’s 21 salute seasoning
Instructions
  1. Spiral cut zucchini and place in large bowl.
  2. Mix with olive oil and dried Italian seasoning or salt and set aside.
  3. Sauté onion and mushroom.
  4. Add sliced chicken sausage and garlic and heat through.
  5. Add sauce, vinegar, aminos, seasoning and fresh herbs.
  6. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes stirring frequently.
  7. Place desired amount of zoodles on each plate and spoon sauce on top.
Recipe by WellStone Gardens at https://wellstonegardens.com/mels-italian-sauce-zoodles/