I have had so many people ask me about this recipe on my Facebook and Instagram, so today I decided I would share it with you! It's super simple, healthy and it can be made Paleo! Let's dive on in shall we?
Grab your spaghetti squash. Chop it in half, drench it in olive oil and place cut side down and roast at 350 for 45 minutes! While these are a roasting....
Prep your meatballs! (Side note: I LOVE creating new types of meatballs. These are by far my favorite I've made thus far.) In these I put a mix of 1 lb of ground turkey, and 1 lb of regular Jimmy Dean sausage. This next part, I do not know exactly how much of each of these I added, so just add according to your families taste! Add salt, pepper and 2-3 smaller cloves of garlic. If you want a little bit of a kick, add some red pepper flakes. Lastly, add about half a handful of chopped fresh basil and fresh parsley. Again, to your taste.
Add one beaten egg, and some bread crumbs so everything comes together nicely, and your meatballs wont fall apart. If you are doing this the Paleo version, you can always leave out the breadcrumbs. I'm not hip and up to date with the Paleo diet or how it works, but you could add a different ingredient of your liking to help make your meatballs stick together.
Bake those babies on 350 for 20-25 minutes. My oven is terrible, so I usually have to cut into them to ensure that they are done. You can also just stick these in while your squash is still a roasting.
By now your squash should be done. Pull it out of your oven, and grab a fork! Remove the seeds of the squash, and then keep moving in longwise motions to pull the squash out of the rind. I had never made spaghetti squash in my life, and was absolutely amazed at how yummy and easy this was to make.
It should look like this! Put it all in a pan on the stove.
Add about half of a can of your favorite spaghetti sauce. We tried this kind and were very delighted with it.
Stir it all together and let it warm through.
Grab yourself a bowl, and eat up! I did not have any Parmesan cheese in the house so I just topped with some fresh basil leaves.
I hope you all enjoy this recipe, its super simple and will be sure to satisfy your comfort food craving in a healthy way!
-A
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