Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce – FBD

These zucchini noodles with Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce are a long-time favorite dinner made every summer! The amazing pasta sauce made with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, sausage, garlic, and herbs is so delicious that you'll want to make it over and over again!

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When the Spiralizer first came out, many experiments were done with Zucchini Noodles, leading to the creation of this amazing Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce. This fresh-tasting sauce with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, sausage, garlic, and fresh herbs has become a go-to recipe over the years.

This favorite recipe is perfect for using up cherry tomatoes and can be enjoyed with zucchini noodles, regular pasta, or low-carb pasta!

For the best results, use high-quality olive oil, fresh garlic, and plenty of basil, oregano, and parsley to enhance the flavors of this sauce.

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• zucchini or pasta or Palmini Pasta (affiliate link)


• uncooked hot turkey Italian sausage


• cherry tomatoes


• extra-virgin olive oil (divided)


• minced fresh garlic or Minced Garlic (affiliate link) from a jar


• red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)


• chopped fresh Greek oregano


• chopped fresh basil


• chopped flat or curly parsley


• freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Ways to eat the Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce:

• If you have family members who aren’t watching carbs they can eat the cherry tomato sauce over regular pasta of course.


• My niece Kara and I absolutely love this sauce over zucchini noodles.


• This amazing sauce would also be delicious to eat with Fiber Gourmet Light Pasta (affiliate link) for an option that’s lower in carbs but identical in flavor to regular wheat pasta.


• You can also eat it with sauteed Palmini Pasta (affiliate link) for another option that will be low in carbs.

What kind of Cherry Tomatoes should you use?

This recipe will be best with garden-fresh cherry tomatoes and if you have heirloom cherry tomatoes that would be even better. But if you don’t have a garden, any flavorful cherry or grape tomatoes will give a good result.

Can you use dried herbs in this Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce?

I realize not everyone has a herb garden. But the fresh herbs are such an important flavor addition to this cherry tomato sauce that I hope you’ll buy some herbs at the grocery store to make it. You can get away with just fresh basil if you have to buy the herbs; just use a larger amount.

Want more recipes for zucchini noodles?

If you’re already a confirmed zucchini noodle fan, check out Spiralizer Recipes for more tasty ideas for using them, because they’re the perfect low-carb idea when zucchini is plentiful.

How to make Zucchini Noodles:

If you’re a zucchini noodle newbie, you might want to read my post about Three Ways to Make Zucchini Noodles. In that post I give tips for making the noodles and recommend three inexpensive gadgets (affiliate links) that can turn zucchini into noodles. We used the Spiralizer (affiliate link) to make our zucchini noodles; use one small zucchini per person or one medium-sized one for every two people for the noodles.

How to make Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce (with Zucchini Noodles):

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