Sausage Zucchini Skillet Recipe

Easy, healthy dinner idea – sausage zucchini skillet recipe!

I love easy, 30-minute skillet dinner recipes, especially when they’re delicious! This sausage zucchini skillet recipe is extra to love because it is healthy, low carb, and my whole family will eat it. Hooray!

The low carb Mexican skillet dinner recipe is so easy and popular with my fam that I wanted to make something similar, but different. Plus, I have some zucchini to use up!

Enter the sausage zucchini skillet recipe. Another low carb dinner winner! However, my kids did let me know that it would be better if I put less green stuff in there. Sorry, kids, you have to eat good green stuff every once in a while. Haha. So I didn’t take away the green stuff, but I did add more sausage. 😉

If smoked sausage isn’t your thing, feel free to substitute or leave it out. It is my family’s favorite part though!

My kiddos didn’t even know that the “rice stuff” was actually cauliflower until I told them. Of course, if your kids are like mine, you may want to wait until after they have finished eating it to tell them about that. 😉

I love that grocery stores often offer riced cauliflower in the produce section and freezer section now days. Makes the prep that much easier and faster! Just grab a bag of frozen riced cauliflower and keep it in the freezer for when you want to make a quick skillet dinner or for whatever else you use riced cauliflower.

Feel free to use canned diced tomatoes in place of the fresh tomatoes, but you may want to drain the extra liquid first. If you have tomatoes from the garden though, it is a great way to utilize them!

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Sausage Zucchini Skillet Recipe

A quick and easy sausage zucchini skillet dinner that the whole family will enjoy!

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Print Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Serves: 5

Adjust Servings: 5

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ¾ cup chopped onion about 1 small onion
• 2 cups halved and sliced zucchini about 1 small zucchini
• ¾ cup chopped green bell pepper about 1 pepper
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 13 ounces smoked turkey sausage sliced
• 12 ounces frozen riced cauliflower about 3 cups
• 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
• ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• Parmesan optional

Instructions

• Prep and measure all ingredients before continuing with the recipe.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute, stirring frequently, for about 4 minutes. Add zucchini, pepper, and garlic and saute 2 minutes longer. Transfer veggies to a dish. Add sausage to the now empty skillet and cook until starting to brown, turning occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• Add veggies back to skillet and stir in riced cauliflower, tomatoes, chicken broth, and Italian seasoning. Salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer until cauliflower is softened, about 8-10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and grated Parmesan. More fresh diced tomato is another great garnish addition. Serve warm and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 473mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g

Recipe Adapted From: Cooking Classy