Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti

MmmmMmmm! I gotta say, for anyone who hasn't tried spaghetti squash yet, you don't know what you're missing! I whipped this up for the boyfriend last night for dinner and he was a little sceptical, as he has never tried any variety of squash, but he loved it! It's a great healthy dinner too if you're trying to get back on the path to healthy eating after the holidays, but just can't commit to rabbit food. I make it with a meat sauce to punch up the flavour, but if you're a vegetarian it makes a nice meal with a vegetable based sauce and salad. Also great if you're watching your carb intake.

Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti

Ingredients:

Extra virgin olive oil

Spaghetti Squash, halved and guts removed

1 lb of lean ground beef or turkey

1 onion

1 green bell pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 can of tomato pasta sauce

Directions:

Drizzle a little EVOO on the cut side of your squash. I like to hit it with a little salt and cracked pepper. Bake in the oven, cut side down on 350-375 F for 45 mins or until the flesh is soft. To make the spaghetti squash look like spaghetti, take a fork and scrape out the flesh. It will peel off in strands similar to spaghetti.

While the squash is baking, brown your ground meat in a large stock pot. Add diced onions, green peppers and garlic, cook 5-10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and simmer until the squash is ready.

I like to serve this meal directly in the squash, like a little bowl. It makes for a nice presentation. You can vary the sauce and add anything you want too. Extra tomatoes, mushrooms or other veg, sometimes I even throw a bit of garlic sausage in to beef it up!

Hope you enjoy and happy eating!