Zucchini Noodles with Simple Bolognese Sauce
Swap pasta for zucchini noodles and serve with a delicious homemade bolognese sauce for an easy weeknight dinner that is can be made in just 30 minutes!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the Zoodles:
- 6 medium zucchini spiralized
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
For the Bolognese Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb. ground turkey or ground beef
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
- ½ cup dry red wine
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- Fresh basil chopped as garnish
Instructions
- Spiralize your zucchini and set aside on paper towels so that any excess water is soaked up. Feel free to sprinkle with a little salt to help with this.
- Drizzle olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and saute onion, celery and garlic until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add ground turkey (or beef) and cook until crumbled and brown, draining excess liquid as necessary.
- Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- For the zoodles, drizzle olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and saute garlic until fragrant. Add zucchini noodles and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes until tender. *If you didn't already add salt while the water was getting soaked up feel free to sprinkle a little on them now for flavor.
- Top zucchini noodles with the bolognese sauce, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1zucchini + 1 1/2 cups sauce | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.6g | Protein: 24.9g | Fat: 6.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9.6g