A little while ago I bought a spaghetti squash at a farmers’
market. Spaghetti squash is incredibly easy to cook but it’s not quick
(probably 45min- 1 hr in the oven). Long story short I ran out of time and had
to go somewhere so I couldn’t eat or prepare it. I put it in a Tupperware in
the fridge as soon as it finished cooking and I’ve been eating it as leftovers since.
Ingredients
1 whole spaghetti squash
ground turkey (I don’t remember how much I bought, but its
not an exact science)
tomato sauce
carrots
onion
garlic
olive oil
seasonings (I used salt, red pepper flakes, dried oregano,
and dried parsley, but this is flexible)
Preparation:
-Method 1: Cut spaghetti squash in ½, scoop out seeds, place
both halves upside down in a pan and bake at 350 for 45min-1hr (or until flesh
is tender)
-Method 2: pierce outside of whole squash several times with
a knife or fork and bake until tender (easily pierced with a fork) then cut in half
and scoop out seeds/stringy bits
-Once the squash is cooked and the seeds are out, pull out
the flesh with a fork, dragging the tines through it to promote a “stringy” texture as
*at this point I had to leave so I
put it all in a container in the fridge, but if you budget your time better
than I do, you can proceed to the rest of the recipe immediately
-I sautéed the squash with olive oil, minced garlic, and the
seasonings mentioned above
-At the same time, I sautéed a small amount of diced onions
and carrots in a pot, once they were tender I added tomato sauce and continued
to heat on low
-When I felt like the sauce and squash were cooked long
enough I threw the ground turkey in another pan on the stove with some olive
oil and cooked it thoroughly (until all the pink is gone), I also put some of
the seasonings in with the turkey
-Finally, I mixed them all together and topped with some
parmesan (optional)
*My thoughts on spaghetti squash: Don’t go into this
thinking you will get a spaghetti substitute. The texture is reminiscent of
spaghetti but not the same. This might be partly because I cooked then reheated
the squash so it got a bit mushier. That being said, I think it is really good,
but think of it more like squash than pasta
Shopping List
1 whole spaghetti squash
ground turkey
tomato sauce
carrots
onion
garlic
olive oil
seasonings (I used salt, red pepper flakes, dried oregano,
and dried parsley, but this is flexible)
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