Recipe: Appetizing Spaghetti, with spaghetti squash

Spaghetti, with spaghetti squash. Gluten- and carb-free, spaghetti squash is healthy, delicious comfort food. Since being quarantined has become a thing all over, I figured why not shoot a video and post it away. Spaghetti squash is the perfect stand-in for carb-dense noodles.

Like all winter squash, spaghetti squash requires some time in the oven before it becomes tender enough to eat. The quickest way to get this side dish on the table is to cut the squash in half and cook it face-down in a baking dish. I like to add a little water to the pan or cover it with foil to help things along. You can cook Spaghetti, with spaghetti squash using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spaghetti, with spaghetti squash

1. It's of sauce.
2. You need 1 1/2 lb of ground meat.
3. Prepare 28 oz of diced tomatoes.
4. Prepare 28 oz of tomato sauce.
5. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
6. It's 1 tsp of dried sweet basil.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of granulated garlic powder.
8. You need 1 small of onion chopped.
9. It's of spaghetti.
10. Prepare 1 large of spaghetti squash.
11. It's 1 of water.
12. Prepare of topping.
13. Prepare 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped parsley.

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Spaghetti, with spaghetti squash instructions

1. Preheat oven 400° Fahrenheit.
2. Cut the spaghetti squash in half top to bottom length wise. Then remove the seeds..
3. In a baking dish put the squash down cut side down. Add water just enough to cover the bottom of dish and spaghetti squash. Bake covered 30-40 minutes. Or until fork tender in the flesh part of squash. Check after 20 minutes if using a smaller squash..
4. While that is cooking, brown the meat, add onions. Drain when browned..
5. Add the rest of the ingredients of the sauce. Simmer till squash is done..
6. When squash is done take a fork and gently shred out the spaghetti squash length wise. Put on a plate add sauce, the parsley and cheese..

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