Italian Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Bake

Italian Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Bake.

Italian Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Bake is grain free and low carb. Zucchini noodles covered in Italian sausages, red peppers, and a creamy cheesy herb sauce.

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This Italian cheesy sausage zucchini noodle bake is a creamy, comfort food casserole.  I love this simple, savory casserole that is healthy and low carb. I used to hate casseroles, while growing up in the 70's.

Since there were some really awful ones floating around during that decade. If you're too young to know about this, then let me share some with you: the green Jello with grated veggies in it casserole, and the ever popular tuna casserole with mayonnaise and peas. Okay, I've scared you enough, but do Google "awful 70's casseroles" sometime for a good scare.

This casserole is a tasty one and not scary at all.  This is where I bought  my  Spiral Veggie Noodle Maker, that makes zucchini noodles fast and easy!

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Italian Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Bake

Stacey

An easy, creamy, Italian cheesy sausage and zucchini noodle bake. Low carb comfort food!

4.50 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 12 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 37 minutes mins

Course grain free, keto, low carb

Cuisine easy casseroles

Servings 6

Calories 233 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• 2 tablespoon butter
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage chopped
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ⅓ cup heavy cream
• ¾ cup whole ricotta cheese
• 3 inch medium sized zucchini squash spiral cut into noodles, I use this spiral cutter, about 5 size
• 2 inch Italian or smoked sausage links (5 to 6 size make sure it's gluten free), chopped or sliced, I like this kind of sausage
• 3 tablespoon red bell pepper chopped
• 2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
• ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 ½ tablespoon almond meal or almond flour * optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350° F, and grease or oil a medium size baking dish (3 quart or 9 x 16). Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add sage and minced garlic. Stir and sauté for a few minutes. Once butter is melted and sage and garlic are mixed, add Italian seasonings and sea salt. Stir together thoroughly.
• Remove from heat. Add heavy cream and ricotta, and whisk in until thoroughly mixed into the sauce. Set aside.
• Place spiral zucchini noodles into a colander over the sink and press down on the zoodles with a paper towel or your hands to strain out excess water. In a large mixing bowl combine: zucchini noodles, sliced or chopped sausage.
• Place zucchini noodles and sausage mixture into the baking dish. Spoon cheesy cream sauce evenly over the top of the zucchini noodles.
• Sprinkle chopped red bell peppers over the top of cream sauce. Sprinkle Parmesan and mozzarella on top of the cream sauce and peppers. Sprinkle optional almond meal over the top of casserole.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove, cool and serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 233kcalCarbohydrates: 5.7gProtein: 12gFat: 18gFiber: 1.7gSugar: 2g

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Nutrition Facts: Yeild:6,  Serving size: 1 serving out of 6 Calories: 233, Fat: 18 g, Carbohydrates: 5.7 g / Net Carbs: 4 g, Sugar: 2 g Fiber: 1.7 g, Protein: 12 g

*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*