Italian Sausage Spaghetti Squash

Name: Italian Sausage Spaghetti Squash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash; 2 tsp Olive oil; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 lb Italian sausage; 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce (divided); 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:25:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories428.3 kcal (21%)

Total Fat29.4 g (42%)

Carbs25.7 g (10%)

Sugars11.7 g (13%)

Protein17.3 g (35%)

Sodium1220.1 mg (61%)

Fiber5.6 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tspolive oil

0.5 lbitalian sausage

1 ½ cupspasta sauce

divided

1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F.

Step 2

Carefully cut the spaghetti squash in half and the stem off the top and bottom. Remove any seeds.

Step 3

Add 1 tsp olive oil to each half and season with salt and pepper. Face cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 40-50 minutes. (Until fork tender)

Step 4

While that’s in the oven to a pan brown the Italian sausage. Stir in the sauce until meat is coated.

Step 5

Once spaghetti squash is fork tender take a fork and shred the inside to make it look like pasta.

Step 6

Split the meat mixture evenly between the halves and stir until each noodle is coated.

Step 7

Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for another 10 minutes.