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Plate of zucchini noodles topped with sausage and veggies in a red pepper sauce.

Sausage Red Pepper Pasta

(Paleo, Whole30, DF, GF, Soy free, Nut free)
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Sauce

  • 2 red peppers sliced in half and deseeded
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ¾ cup coconut cream or full fat coconut milk or heavy cream
  • ½ cup chicken bone broth
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 2 pinches cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ⅛ tsp cracked black pepper

Meat & Veg

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1½ tsp sea salt
  • ⅛ tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp dried rosemary
  • 1½ tsp ground sage
  • 2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion diced
  • 1 head broccoli cut into small florets
  • 1½ cup kale chopped

Noodles

  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 large zucchini spiralized (or choose your favorite noodles)

Instructions
 

  • Lay your red peppers face down on a lined baking sheet and broil on high for 10 minutes, or until they're starting to char on top. Once they're done, turn the oven off, but leave the peppers in there until you need them.
  • While the peppers are broiling, mix together your ground chicken and spices to make your chicken sausage. This includes ingredients from ground chicken to ground sage. Thoroughly combine until fully mixed together.
  • Heat a large skillet to medium high heat, and add the olive oil. Add the chicken sausage and break it up into ground pieces. Cook for a few minutes and then add the onion and broccoli. Cook until the chicken sausage is fully cooked and starting to brown, and the veggies are tender.
  • Add the kale to the meat and veggies and stir and until it starts to soften.
  • Heat another skillet over medium high heat to cook the zucchini noodles. Add the olive oil, and then the spiralized zucchini. Stir and cook until the noodles are just barely fork-tender. Alternatively you can boil your favorite pasta noodles- there are a lot of great gf options out there.
  • To make the sauce, carefully peel the skin off the red peppers. Add the peppers as well as the rest of the sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pour the red pepper sauce over the meat and veggie mixture and stir to combine. Let the sauce heat up for a few minutes.
  • Serve the sauce over the noodles.