Pesto zucchini noodles, with a dose of chicken sausage, are a fantastic way to enjoy the flavors of your favorite pasta dish without all of the carbs. 205 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
There is one dish, and one dish only, that my family deems worthy of the first night's dinner on a camping trip. Pesto pasta with veggies and chicken sausage. We make a big batch and eat it cold, like a pasta salad, right after setting up the campsite. Every single time.
But pesto pasta isn't just for camping trips. It's also one of our fallback recipes on a busy weeknight. There is almost always a package or two of pre-cooked chicken sausages in the freezer, and a container of homemade or Costco pesto in the fridge. Dinner in 20!
As much as we love our standard pasta dish, there are times when I just don't want a big bowl of carbs, but am craving all of the other flavors - pesto, vegetables and chicken sausage. And so these pesto zucchini noodles were born. That being said, if you have a hankering for carbs, grilled potatoes would be a fantastic side dish to serve with these zucchini noodles.
After making my Thai Chickpea Zucchini Noodles a couple of weeks ago, the spiralizer has been in almost constant use. With all of the zucchini available right now, it's the perfect tool to whip up quick, healthy meals.
Brown the sausages, spiralize the zucchini and yellow, and toss it all together with dollop of pesto and a little salt and pepper for seasoning. Fifteen minutes and six ingredients, and a healthy, delicious dinner is served!
Other easy, healthy recipes with pesto:
Chicken Pesto Artichoke Naan Pizza
Pesto Turkey Tortellini Soup {30-Minute Meal}
Skinny Pesto Pizza Crostini {Vegetarian}
Printable Recipe
Pesto Zucchini Noodles Recipe with Chicken Sausage
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini 4 cups noodles
- 1 large yellow squash 3 cups noodles
- 4 precooked chicken sausages sliced into half-circles
- 5 tablespoons basil pesto
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Cut the ends off of the zucchini and yellow squash, and cut eat vegetable in half crosswise. Run the zucchini and squash through the skinniest blade on the spiralizer to produce noodles. Place them in a large serving bowl.
- Preheat a large nonstick skillet to medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and heated through.
- Add the cooked sausage, basil pesto, salt and pepper to the “noodles”. Toss to coat. Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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Becky
This is 7 points when I put it in ww app on my phone.
Dara
Becky, the SmartPoints calculations can be a little confusing. Yes, it's 7 points if you enter the nutritional info that you see at the bottom of the recipe. However, since vegetables and fruits are not counted in the SmartPoints system, the SmartPoints for this recipe are calculated without the calories, etc. for the vegetables included. When calculated that way, it's actually 5 SmartPoints for serving. Does that make sense?
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This looks so delicious! I'll try it! Thanks for sharing!
RK
Looks so good! What brand of sausage do you usually use? I often chicken sausage very high in sodium so would like to find a delicious & healthy brand. Also what spiralizer do you have?
Krista
This sounds amazing! I love Zucchini Noodles!
Ann
I’m a bit confused. Do you not cook the noodles?
Dara
Nope! However, if you prefer you can saute for a couple of minutes. Take care not to overcook because they become soggy quickly.
Joanie @ ZagLeft
I don't use my spiralizer nearly enough and with all the zucchini available, there's really no excuse not to. I love the flavors in this recipe and I know my family would love it too.
Michelle De La Cerda
What great flavors. I am a fan of chicken sausage. Between the chicken sausage and the texture of the zoodles, yum!
Amanda | The Chunky Chef
I love the pesto sauce with the zucchini noodles!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes)
I want to try this. I would love it for dinner.
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
Basil pesto and zucchini noodles sounds like a match made in heaven. I also like that you added sausage, but I would happily eat this either way!
Sandi (@fearless_dining)
I love how pretty those zoodles look in this dish. Can't wait to give it a try!