Sausage Zucchini Skillet

Dinner

I began serving a version of this dish as a side with grilled salmon. I added sausage and rice—or noodles—to make a complete meal-in-one.

Average Rating: 4.714285

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

1 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
2 large zucchini, cut into 1/2-in. pieces
1 large sweet onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups hot cooked brown rice

Instructions

1. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook sausage, zucchini and onion over medium-high heat 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
2. Stir in tomatoes and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until liquid is evaporated, stirring occasionally. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups sausage mixture with 1/2 cup cooked rice: 262 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 483mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 3g fiber), 15g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch.