Spaghetti Squash with Ground Beef Sauce
An easy weeknight recipe
Ingredients
- 2 medium spaghetti squash, or one large
- 1 lb ground beef (or other ground meat)
- 2 jars pasta sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F
- Prepare spaghetti squash by cutting it in half lengthwise and using a spoon to scoop out the middle portion of seeds and pulp.
- Lightly brush the spaghetti squash with olive oil and place the halves face up in an oven safe dish or tray.
- Place squash in oven for 30-40 minutes until cooked through. The thickness of your squash will determine how long you will need. I usually take them out once I see a slightly browned surface.
- While the squash is in the oven, begin preparing the sauce by cooking the ground meat in a large saucepan over medium heat. You can use ground beef, turkey, etc. If omitting meat and only using vegetables, place 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan before cooking vegetables.
- Place any extra veggies into your meat mixture and allow them to cook through.
- Add your pasta sauce!
- Let your sauce simmer on low until your squash is ready.
- Once the squash is done, let the squash cool until they're cool enough to handle. Then use a fork to "spoon" out the spaghetti squash into stringy squash "noodles."
- Place squash in a bowl and then top with your pasta sauce!