Spaghetti Squash & Tomato Basil Meat Sauce

Spaghetti Squash & Tomato Basil Meat Sauce takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 669 calories, 56g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. For $5.0 per serving, you get a sauce that serves 2. It is brought to you by Pink When. 15 people were impressed by this recipe. Head to the store and pick up lean ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, and a few other things to make it today. With a spoonacular score of 94%, this dish is awesome. Spaghetti Squash & Tomato Basil Meat Sauce, Spaghetti Squash & Tomato Basil Meat Sauce, and Spaghetti Squash & Tomato Basil Meat Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 2

 

Ingredients:

1 tsp black pepper

16 oz can crushed tomatoes

extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp fresh chopped basil

1 tsp garlic powder (or saute and sub 1 glove fresh garlice, minced)

1 pound lean ground beef

1 tsp onion powder (or saute and sub 1/4 cup chopped onion)

salt to taste

1 spaghetti squash

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Heat the oven to 400.
  2. Halve the squash, scoop and clean the seeds inside.
  3. Drizzle with a tsp of extra virgin olive oil in each half, add a little salt.
  4. Take each half and turn face down on a prepared cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 50 minutes.
  5. Remove and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. Take a fork and start to shred the insides.
  6. While roasting the spaghetti squash, brown the lean ground beef.
  7. Saute the onion and garlic if using fresh veggies.
  8. Drain the meat sauce and then mix the onion, garlic, black pepper, and meat and place on low to medium heat.
  9. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, and pepper, stir.
  10. Allow to simmer while spaghetti squash is roasting, stirring frequently.
  11. Scoop the spaghetti squash onto a bowl, cover with meat sauce, and add a pinch of parmesan if desired.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat the oven to 40

2. Halve the squash, scoop and clean the seeds inside.

3. Drizzle with a tsp of extra virgin olive oil in each half, add a little salt. Take each half and turn face down on a prepared cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 50 minutes.

4. Remove and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. Take a fork and start to shred the insides.While roasting the spaghetti squash, brown the lean ground beef.

5. Saute the onion and garlic if using fresh veggies.

6. Drain the meat sauce and then mix the onion, garlic, black pepper, and meat and place on low to medium heat.

7. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, and pepper, stir. Allow to simmer while spaghetti squash is roasting, stirring frequently.Scoop the spaghetti squash onto a bowl, cover with meat sauce, and add a pinch of parmesan if desired.


Nutrition Information:

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669k Calories
55g Protein
28g Total Fat
52g Carbs
65% Health Score
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Calories
669k
33%

Fat
28g
44%

  Saturated Fat
7g
48%

Carbohydrates
52g
18%

  Sugar
23g
26%

Cholesterol
140mg
47%

Sodium
727mg
32%

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Protein
55g
112%

Vitamin B3
19mg
99%

Zinc
13mg
88%

Vitamin B6
1mg
88%

Vitamin B12
5µg
85%

Manganese
1mg
62%

Selenium
42µg
61%

Phosphorus
593mg
59%

Potassium
2023mg
58%

Iron
10mg
57%

Fiber
12g
49%

Vitamin E
6mg
41%

Copper
0.81mg
40%

Magnesium
159mg
40%

Vitamin B5
3mg
39%

Vitamin C
31mg
39%

Vitamin K
40µg
38%

Vitamin B2
0.58mg
34%

Vitamin B1
0.46mg
30%

Folate
102µg
26%

Vitamin A
1238IU
25%

Calcium
224mg
22%

Vitamin D
0.23µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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