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Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash Recipe
by Bob Towlson

Winter Red Sauce over Spaghetti Squash
Rating: 4.5/5
Avg. 4.5/5 2 votes
Prep time: Italy Italian
Cook time: Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
  • 3 tbs extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup ground Italian sausage
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 small green pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sliced fresh portabello mushrooms
  • 1 can (6.5 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 tbs dried Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place the spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking dish. Fill the baking dish with about 1 inch of water.
  3. 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. After squash goes in the oven, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the sausage,onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until all vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, Italian seasoning, brown sugar, seasalt and black pepper. Cover and simmer while the squash continues to cook, about 35 minutes.