Quick and Easy Zucchini Pasta

Guest post by Loren Chandler

Hi everyone!! I’m Loren, creator of the wellness & lifestyle blog LoChandler.com. I cover topics such as healthy recipes, non-toxic household + beauty products, and affordable fashion. I am currently pregnant and will also be sharing some baby content along the way!

I am not a vegetarian, but during my first trimester I couldn’t tolerate a lot of meat, so I had to get creative with some of my recipes and figure out how to create a filling meal without it. One of my early favorites was this zucchini pasta! It’s a great way to get a mega dose of veggies, plus it’s super quick and easy to throw together for a weeknight meal.

My grandmother used to say spaghetti sauce tastes even better if it has time to “get familiar” so needless to say the sauce makes for great leftovers! :)

Quick & Easy Zucchini Pasta

Yield: 4

Author: Loren Chandler

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 15 Mtotal time: 25 M

ingredients:

For Sauce:

1 jar Raos marinara sauce
2 tbsps olive oil
1 cup of spinach, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced

For Zoodles:

2 zucchini
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt + pepper to tasteee

instructions:

Pour olive oil into stock pot and heat to medium-high heat.
Add onions and all 3 bell peppers and cook until tender, about 7-8 minutes.
Add garlic and spinach, cook until spinach is wilted, about 1-2 minutes
Pour in jar of Rao’s sauce and stir until well combined
Reduce heat to low and simmer until ready to serve.

When ready to serve:

Wash and spiralize 2 zucchini into noodles
Heat olive oil in pan and add zoodles
Saute zoodles until soft, about 5 minutes (don’t overcook! It goes from being tender to soggy very quickly)
Serve on pretty plate and enjoy!

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