Spaghetti Squash With Savory Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Slice squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Place squash, cut side down, in a baking dish. Add water and cover tightly with foil. Bake until easily pierced with a fork, 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Add onion, green pepper, herbs and seasonings; cook and stir until onion is tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in tomato puree. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally. Scoop out squash, separating the strands with a fork. Just before serving; stir 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese into meat sauce. Serve sauce over spaghetti squash with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAVORY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Carefully cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and loose inner flesh. Place halves cut side down, on aluminum-foil-lined baking sheet.
• Bake squash until fork tender about 45 minutes-60 minutes. Let stand at room temperature while preparing sauce.
• Heat 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage links; cook, breaking apart with wooden spoon, 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add diced tomato, peppers and spinach; cook, stirring frequently, until tomato and spinach are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in olives and cream; simmer until sauce is reduced slightly, 8-10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Using oven mitt, hold one half of squash with cut side facing you. With fork, scrape flesh from skin in strands to resemble spaghetti. Transfer to large bowl Repeat with second half of squash. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and butter to squash; toss and mix. Serve squash warm topped with sauce.

SUPER SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash spaghetti squash then cut in half, lengthwise.
• Scrape out seeds.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper on spaghetti squash halves, add butter then put in baking pan with 1/4 cup water.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, as squash is cooking, put stewed tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, garlic and spinach in sauce pan, bring to a low boil and simmer 30 minutes.
• Drain off juice, add spaghetti sauce, bring back to a boil, simmer 15-20 minutes .
• Using a fork, scrape squash from shell, starting at one end finishing at the other.
• It will look just like spaghetti noodles.
• Put squash in one bowl and sauce in another bowl.
• Serve with Parmesan cheese and garlic bread or a salad.