Spaghetti Squash With Meat Sauce
This spaghetti squash with meat sauce will be an instant family favorite. Its so easy to make, delicious and healthy!
I absolutely love carbs. Who doesn’t?! But its good to give your body a break once in a while. And this recipe for spaghetti squash with meat sauce is the perfect meal to make when you’re craving that carb loaded pasta, but don’t want that awful regret after.
If you’re new to the whole spaghetti squash game, and have never made it before, don’t let it intimidate you! It’s so easy to make. The hardest part is cutting the darn things in half, but fear not. Ive learnt that the best way to cut them is to slice each end off, then place it vertically on the flat end you just sliced, and carefully slice through the middle.
Just like a pumpkin, spaghetti squash has seeds and “guts” is what I called them. You want to scoop all that out with a spoon.
Season with some salt, pepper and onion powder. Drizzle with some olive oil, then flip them over, cut side down and bake!
But, ok…enough about the squash. Let’s talk sauce!…
There are tons and tons of sauce recipes out there. The only thing about sauce that I care about is the taste. As long as it tastes good, its a winner in my book.
This sauce is so flavorful, and the best part is that its so simple and easy to make!
Two words…herbs and spices. Ok, that was three words counting “and”. But the most important ingredients in this sauce are the herbs and spices. Thats what makes any dish as flavorful as it is or can be!
It looks a lot like spaghetti, don’t ya think?! Its great! I cook spaghetti squash at least once a week. I’ll never give up my carb loaded pasta though. Unless I had to for medical reasons. But in all honesty, spaghetti squash is a healthy option thats actually really good!
If you make this recipe, I hope you enjoy!
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If you enjoy this spaghetti squash recipe, make sure to check out my other recipe for creamy kale and chickpea stuffed spaghetti squash! https://thehungrylyoness.com/2020/01/16/creamy-kale-and-chickpea-stuffed-spaghetti-squash/
Spaghetti Squash With Meat Sauce
Ingredients
For Sauce
- 1 lb. ground turkey, lean
- 15 oz. can of tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- salt & pepper, to taste
For Spaghetti Squash
- 1 spaghetti squash
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- onion powder
- grated parmesan cheese, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Wash squash, and cut in half. Scoop seeds and "guts" out with spoon and toss.
- Season the inside of squash with salt, pepper and onion powder. Drizzle with some olive oil.
- Place the two pieces of squash, cut side down on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- In the mean time, cook your ground turkey over medium heat.
- Once the turkey is cooked, add your sauce, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Stir everything around until its mixed well. Cover and let simmer over low heat until your spaghetti squash is done.
- When squash is done, let it cool down to handle.
- Using a fork, scoop out the spaghetti squash and place it in the pan with the sauce. Mix everything around to get the spaghetti squash coated.
- Sprinkle with some parmesan cheese (optional) and enjoy!
