Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash

1. Spaghetti squash, halved and seeded - 1
2. Extra-virgin olive oil - 3 tablespoons
3. Ground vegan sausage (such as Gimme Lean®) - ¼ cup
4. Onion, chopped - 1 small
5. Green bell pepper, chopped - 1 small
6. Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves
7. Sliced fresh mushrooms - ½ cup
8. Tomato sauce - 1 (6.5 ounce) can
9. Tomato paste - 1 (6 ounce) can
10. Water - ¾ cup
11. Dried Italian seasoning - 2 tablespoons
12. Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons
13. Sea salt - 2 teaspoons
14. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash

1. Stage

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

Place the spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking dish. Fill the baking dish with about 1 inch of water.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until the flesh of the squash is tender and the skin is easily pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes.

4. Stage

After squash goes in the oven, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the vegan sausage, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms, and cook for 3 more minutes. Stir the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, Italian seasoning, brown sugar, sea salt, and black pepper. Cover and simmer while the squash continues to cook, about 35 minutes.

5. Stage

Scoop the flesh from the squash onto a plate, and use two forks to separate and fluff up the strands of squash. Top with the sauce to serve.