Name: Spaghetti Squash with Paleo Meat Sauce
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Water - ¼ cup; Spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded - 1; Ground beef - 1 ½ pounds; White onion, diced - 1; Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Sliced mushrooms - 1 cup; Zucchini, diced - 1; Green bell pepper, chopped - 1; Red bell pepper, chopped - 1; Crushed tomatoes - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Crushed tomatoes - 1 (8 ounce) can; Chopped fresh basil, or to taste - ¼ cup; Chopped fresh oregano, or to taste - ¼ cup; Chopped fresh thyme, or to taste - ¼ cup; Red pepper flakes, or to taste - 1 tablespoon; Extra-virgin olive oil, divided - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Spaghetti Squash with Paleo Meat Sauce

1. Water ¼ cup

2. Spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded 1

3. Ground beef 1 ½ pounds

4. White onion, diced 1

5. Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon

6. Sliced mushrooms 1 cup

7. Zucchini, diced 1

8. Green bell pepper, chopped 1

9. Red bell pepper, chopped 1

10. Crushed tomatoes 1 (14.5 ounce) can

11. Crushed tomatoes 1 (8 ounce) can

12. Chopped fresh basil, or to taste ¼ cup

13. Chopped fresh oregano, or to taste ¼ cup

14. Chopped fresh thyme, or to taste ¼ cup

15. Red pepper flakes, or to taste 1 tablespoon

16. Extra-virgin olive oil, divided ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Spaghetti Squash with Paleo Meat Sauce

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Pour water into a baking dish. Place squash halves with cut sides down in baking dish; roast for until tender, 30 to 40 minutes.

3 . Stage

While squash is baking, cook and stir ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium-high heat until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Set beef aside.

4 . Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, zucchini, green and red bell peppers, both amounts of crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano and thyme. Simmer over medium heat until vegetables are cooked through and tender, about 10 minutes. Add the ground beef and onions; stir to combine. Simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally, while you finish preparing spaghetti squash.

5 . Stage

Scrape the inside of hot spaghetti squash halves with a fork to shred the squash into strands; divide onto 8 plates. Drizzle each serving of spaghetti squash with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and top each serving with a generous amount of meat sauce.