Recipe for Sausage Orzo Skillet

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Heat a deep nonstick skillet over medium heat and add a little olive oil.

Chop the onion by cutting down the lines and giving it a quarter turn, then chop again.

Add the chopped onion to the skillet and sauté until translucent, about 5-7 minutes.

Add Italian sausage to the skillet, breaking it apart as it cooks.

Smash and chop garlic, then add it to the skillet once the sausage is cooking.

Add zucchini to the skillet, shredding it in if desired, and mix it in with the sausage and garlic.

Sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning and some chili flakes, adjusting for spice preference.

Add spinach to the skillet and cook until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.

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