This simple dish is ideal for tailgating at home! Use Certified Angus Beef® for the greatest results, since it is renowned for its high quality and ample marbling, which offer the meat incredible juiciness, unmatched tenderness, and exceptional flavor. Angus Beef® and Food City collaborated on this recipe.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 slices turkey bacon
- ½ cup basil pesto (such as Classico® Traditional)
- 3 large zucchini, ends trimmed
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 cup fresh arugula
- 1 pinch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Lay bacon slices on a large baking tray.
- Broil in the preheated oven until crispy, 9 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a large plate lined with absorbent kitchen paper and allow to cool and harden.
- Crumble the cooled bacon into smaller pieces and combine with pesto sauce.
- Use a spiralizer or julienne peeler to cut zucchini into noodles, snipping midway to prevent them from getting too long.
- Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add zucchini and garlic and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pesto-bacon mixture and heat for 2 minutes longer. Toss well so the noodles are evenly coated. Taste and season with salt if needed.
- Top with freshly grated Parmiggiano-Reggiano cheese so it can melt while the dish is still warm. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Top with arugula, but do not mix it in. Serve immediately.
- If you use pork bacon, drain off fat into a small container. Use 1 tablespoon fat to cook the noodles instead of olive oil.
- You can buy premade zucchini noodles at your grocery store.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 568 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 57 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 1207 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 45 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious! I used pork bacon because I dislike turkey bacon and the dish was so full of flavor. I recommend cooking the noodles over med-high heat (instead of medium) for only 2 minutes (instead of 3-4) before adding in the other ingredients to prevent them from just steaming and getting mushy. This makes very large portions, so you can probably get 3 servings out of this recipe, considering you are using large zucchini. I also recommend more cheese as 2 tbsp isn’t very much. The arugula is a nice touch. I’ll definitely make this again!
We made half the recipe and it was plenty for the two of us. We had it as a side to a grilled pork tenderloin. Yum-o! The bacon made the dish.