Chicken Spaghetti Bolognese
with Zucchini & Parmesan
- Wheat
- Milk
A big bowl of pasta never fails to satisfy—it’s quick, carby, comforting, and our go-to no matter the weather. When you add bites of Italian chicken sausage, tender broiled zucchini, and Parmesan to the equation, you’ve reached another level of deliciousness entirely. Ready to enjoy bite after bite of twirly spaghetti cloaked in this flavor-boosted Bolognese? We thought so.
Ingredients
1 unit
Zucchini
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
6 ounce
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat)
13.76 ounce
Crushed Tomatoes
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Olive Oil
Sugar
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Heat broiler to high. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons.
• Toss zucchini on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, half the Italian Seasoning (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Broil until browned and softened, 5-7 minutes. TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage* and remaining Italian Seasoning. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. Swap in chicken (no need to break up chicken into pieces!) or turkey* for sausage.
• Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve 1⁄2 cup pasta cooking water, then drain and set aside.
• While pasta cooks, stir crushed tomatoes, stock concentrate, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings) into pan with sausage. Season generously with salt (we used 1⁄2 tsp; 3⁄4 tsp for 4) and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir sour cream and 1⁄2 TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings) into pan with sauce until melted and combined. Add zucchini and drained spaghetti; toss to coat. (TIP: If your pan isn’t large enough, carefully pour everything back into empty pasta pot.) If needed, stir in reserved pasta cooking water 1 TBSP at a time until pasta is thoroughly coated in sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many enjoyed this dish, though some found it bland; adding extra seasoning or olives boosted flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Simple to prepare, with a time-saving tip: stir-fry the zucchini instead of broiling for quicker cooking.
- Suggestions: Consider using sausage for more flavor; add extra veggies or sauce to enhance the dish.
- Leftovers: Reheats well and tastes even better the next day, with some finding it makes enough for multiple meals.
- Portions: Some felt the pasta-to-sauce ratio was off; consider reducing pasta or increasing sauce for better balance.
Reviews from our home cooks
I ordered it with chicken breast chopped. It was too late when I realized that did not sound tasty. I bought some pork sausage since there was no chicken sausage at Shaw's. The recipe itself was easy! Very tasty! And I highly recommend sticking with sausage for this dish.
You can save time and kitchenware by just stir-frying the zucchini instead of broiling it.
I put the zucchini in the oven for 10 minutes at 425 instead of broiling it. It was delicious!
I loved the change with using chicken with the zucchini. Surprisingly light dinner paired with a salad.
Sauce is so much different than what we make it's just weird to taste the difference. I like it more than Nate likes it. It was also quite a bit of food so we were able to get two meals out of it for each of us.
It was very bland although in the past I've liked it a lot. I wonder if using chicken breast instead of sausage would make this difference. I did not use the sugar or the sour cream, but I never add these.
A go-to. I just wish it came with more zucchini and more marinara!
Great meal...chopped chicken was hard to prep so would prefer chicken cutlet that I can cut into smaller bites vs the chopped chicken bag.
We liked this a lot. We added more veggies but this is a personal preference
Even my husband who does not eat green vegetables liked this dish.
