Recipe: Appetizing Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce

Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce. This is a delicious spaghetti squash topped with flavorful, paleo-friendly meat sauce. Reviews for: Photos of Spaghetti Squash with Paleo Meat Sauce. Unconventional spaghetti is the best way to go on a Paleo diet.

Spaghetti squash is nature's angel hair pasta. Its delicate strands and lightly sweet taste complements savory recipes well. Gently remove the squash nests from the muffin tins and fill each one with a meatball. You can cook Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce using 27 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce

1. You need of spaghetti squash.
2. Prepare 1 of speghetti squash.
3. Prepare of spaghetti squash continued. ...
4. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt and pepper.
5. It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
6. You need of Fresh chunky spaghetti sauce.
7. You need 1 small of onion diced.
8. You need 3 of gloves of garlic crushed or minced.
9. It's 3 large of mushrooms sliced.
10. You need 1 small of zucchini diced.
11. It's 1 can of of petite diced tomatoes (the ones with basil and garlic is my favorite).
12. You need 1 small of can of tomato paste ( I like the garlic and basil infused ones).
13. You need 3 tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
14. You need 1 tbsp of fresh copped oregano.
15. You need 1 of salt to taste.
16. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of honey.
17. You need 2 tbsp of red wine.
18. It's 1 of other vegetable options: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, spinach and bell peppers.
19. It's of paleo meatballs.
20. Prepare 2 of Italian sausage.
21. You need 1/2 lb of ground beef.
22. It's 1 of egg.
23. It's 1 tbsp of almond butter.
24. It's 1/4 cup of almond flour.
25. It's 1/2 tsp of salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
26. Prepare 3 tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
27. It's 1/2 tbsp of fresh chopped oregano.

Top with Paleo marinara and fresh basil, and serve! The old-school favorite, spaghetti and meatballs, is a major challenge to the paleo enthusiast. The carb-heavy spaghetti, the breadcrumbs, milk and cheese in the meatballs, and the added sugar in canned tomato sauce are all off-limits. Try using nutrient-rich spaghetti squash as your "noodle" and.

Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
3. Generously season with salt and pepper (garlic powder if so desired).
4. Drizzle olive oil over inner surface of squash.
5. In a baking dish (13x9) place squash cut side down. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 -35 mins..
6. Next, saute onions and garlic in a splash of olive oil.
7. When onions are translucent add mushrooms. Saute until onions are golden brown.
8. Add wine let cook down for about 3 mins..
9. Add veggies and the of diced tomatoes and let simmer for 10 mins.
10. Add tomato paste and fill the diced tomato can up with water add to sauce. Let simmer on low to med heat. Stir as necessary.
11. Mix all meat ball ingredients together (some may like more salt, pepper and garlic powder).
12. Form into balls and pan fry in a splah of olive oil. Make sure meatballs are dark brown and well cooked..
13. *** When the squash is cooked and cooled take a fork and "rake" it through the flesh top to center of the "bowl" to create the spaghetti effect ***.

The first time that I cooked spaghetti squash, it was like a light bulb went off in my head. The tender strands make a great substitute for pasta. You can serve it with meat sauce, with pesto, even baked in the oven as a casserole. One of my favorite preparations is with a classic. This healthier spaghetti squash pad thai is easy to make at home and packed with veggies, chicken, and a flavorful sauce.