Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles

Authentic Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles is a simple dish made with quality ingredients. Zucchini noodles, cherry tomatoes, and shrimp. Topped with pasta sauce and a garlic, sardine, and olive oil spread.

My love of Italian food must come from it’s simplicity of bold flavors. That almost sounds contradictory, but it’s entirely true. Most classic dishes use only a handful of ingredients, but quality its key.

Tomato, basil, garlic and olive oil go a long way to add impressive flavor to almost any dish. These Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles are an example of this bold simplicity.

The Tuscan Way of cooking incorporates these key elements. Again it’s all about simplicity:

• Includes about five premium, high-quality ingredients.
• Almost always includes olive-oil.
• Bright, fresh ingredients.
• Should be cooked quickly and lightly; this shrimp zoodles recipe can be made in about 20 minutes.
• It has visual texture and each ingredient is recognizable within the dish.
• Includes layering to create optimal flavor balance.

This Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles is a simple recipe made with only a handful of key ingredients, each adding its own distinct flavor. First, we start with a homemade sardine sauce. Sardines and high-quality extra-virgin olive oil adds omega-3 heart-healthy nutrients. Minced garlic balances this out and adds bite to the salty, fishy profiles of the sauce.

Sauteed shrimp adds protein and tender texture that compliments the crunch of zucchini noodles and the pop of cherry tomatoes. This recipe is low-carb and gluten-free, but you can substitute or add in whole-wheat or any type of pasta.

The final touch that brings all this together is quality pasta sauce. I used Bertolli Organic Olive Oil, Basil, and Garlic. Made simply with a few organic ingredients and herbs, it’s authentic flavor you’d be proud to add to your dish.

Learn more about the Tuscan Way of cooking. With this rich pasta sauce base, and just a few additional ingredients you can have an authentic Tuscan-style meal in almost no time.

Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles recipe at-a-glance:

Flavor profiles: Savory, salty and fishy (in a good way)
Texture: Crisp zucchini noodles with tender shrimp.

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Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles

Written by Matt | Plating Pixels

Low-carb, healthy and gluten-free shrimp zoodles pasta that's high in protein and omega-3 healthy fats.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Pasta

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
• 4 ounces canned sardine fillets drained and chopped
• 4 large garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 large zucchinis
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes
• 2 cups Bertolli Pasta Sauce Olive Oil, Basil and Garlic variety

Instructions

 

• Heat 3-tablespoons olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sardines and garlic. Cook until heated through, mash with spoon as it cooks to create a sauce. Remove from heat.
• Heat 1-tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 5-7 minutes, rotating halfway, until cooked through and opaque. Remove from pan.
• Using a spiralizer or julienne peeler, create zoodles strips from zucchini. Lightly press with paper towels to draw out excess moisture. Heat cleaned pan to medium-high heat. Stir in zoodles and cherry tomatoes with remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Saute 2-3 minutes until heated through.
• Stir in pasta sauce and cook 1-2 minutes more to heat through.
• To serve: Dish out desired amounts of zoodle mixture and top with sardine sauce and cooked shrimp.

Nutrition Facts

Tuscan Style Sardine and Shrimp Zoodles

Amount per Serving

Calories

180

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

11

g

17

%

Saturated Fat

 

1

g

6

%

Cholesterol

 

163

mg

54

%

Sodium

 

520

mg

23

%

Potassium

 

316

mg

9

%

Carbohydrates

 

3

g

1

%

Fiber

 

0

g

0

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

16

g

32

%

Vitamin A

 

295

IU

6

%

Vitamin C

 

20

mg

24

%

Calcium

 

151

mg

15

%

Iron

 

2.1

mg

12

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword easy shrimp pasta, sardine and shrimp dish, shrimp and sardine

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