Italian Spaghetti Squash with Sausage

I still find it fascinating how much spaghetti squash looks like cooked spaghetti. If you have never had spaghetti squash, you are missing out! I filled mine with turkey sausage, onion, tomato sauce, seasonings and topped it off with Mozzarella cheese. This is such an easy meal and if you make it like I did, it’s healthy too!

Rinse and pat dry the spaghetti squash. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Use a heavy spoon and scrape out the seeds being careful not to scrape into the flesh.

Using olive oil, lightly oil each half then season with salt and pepper.

Turn them skin side up and place on a baking tray covered with oven safe parchment paper, for easy clean up. Bake in a preheated 400º oven for 50-60 minutes or until the squash are tender.

In a large skillet over medium heat add the vegetable oil, Italian seasonings, pepper, onion and ground sausage.

Cook until no pink remains and the onions are tender, add the tomato sauce and keep warm.

Take the squash out of the oven and carefully scrape with a fork making spaghetti like strings.

Add the meat and sauce to the squash evenly.

Sprinkle the tops with shredded mozzarella cheese. Remove the parchment paper so it doesn’t burn.

Turn the broiler on and broil in the same baking tray until the cheese melts then serve.

Italian Spaghetti Squash with Sausage

• Difficulty: Easy
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Ingredients

• 1 large spaghetti squash
• 1 Tbsp (approximately) olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1# ground turkey sausage 
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasonings
• 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Rinse and pat dry spaghetti squash.
3. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Use a heavy spoon and scrape out the seeds being careful not to scrape into the flesh.
4. Using olive oil, lightly oil each half then season with salt and pepper.
5. Turn them skin side up and place on a baking tray covered with oven safe parchment paper, for easy clean up. Bake in a preheated 400º oven for 50-60 minutes or until the squash are tender.
6. In a large skillet over medium heat add the vegetable oil, Italian seasonings, pepper, onion and ground sausage.
7. Cook until no pink remains and the onions are tender, add the tomato sauce and keep warm.
8. Take the squash out of the oven and carefully scrape with a fork making spaghetti like strings.
9. Add the meat and sauce to the squash evenly.
10. Sprinkle the tops with shredded mozzarella cheese.
11. Remove the parchment paper so it doesn’t burn. Turn the broiler on and broil in the same baking tray on the middle rack until the cheese melts then serve.

Adapted from http://www.delish.com

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