Here is a recipe that just makes sense! Taking traditional spaghetti and meat sauce, but swapping the pasta for squash. I apologize in advance to those who like very specific recipes. I made meat sauce the previous night and used the leftover sauce when making this, so i’m estimating the measurements, but hey! It’s a meat sauce. If you are measuring everything you’re doing it wrong! It’s all about adding in the main component, adding a dash of this, a dash of that, tasting, adjusting, and enjoying!
Spaghetti Squash & Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup ground beef
- 1/2 white onion minced
- 1/2 small zucchini chopped to small cubes
- 1 carrots finely chopped
- 2 to matoes chopped
- 1/4 cup red wine optional
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 cup of tomato sauce
- 1 handful fresh basil chopped
- salt & pepper
- Kraft Italiano cheese mix
Instructions
- In a pan on medium heat, add olive oil.
- Once heated, add your ground beef, giving a quick stir to mix in with the olive oil, then allow to fry untouched for a minute or so.
- Once beginning to brown, stir meat, and add in your onion, zucchini, carrots and tomatoes.
- Allow the vegetables to cook about five minutes, until onions begin to turn translucent.
- Add in your red wine (optional), and cook for about 2 minutes until alcohol has burned off.
- Add in your tomato sauce, stirring and allowing to simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
- As sauce is simmering, add basil, salt & pepper to taste.
- While meat sauce is simmering, preheat your oven to 400F, and slice your squash in half, removing the seeds.
- Once sauce is ready, add a sprinkle of salt & pepper to each squash half and fill with meat sauce, top with cheese and bake for 20-30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
This was a really tasty meal. I know there is no TRUE substitute for pasta and meat sauce, but this is a really fun way to enjoy similar flavours and keep it a little healthier! Now to try and think of another recipe for the last squash in my house…
Enjoy,
Bob
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve never been much of a fan of squash. For years my mother tried sneaking it in my food or drenching it in cheese. But this recipe looks so delicious, and I think it will finally make me eat my squash. Thank you– my mother is going to be proud.