Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, paleo spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook paleo spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce using 27 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce:
- Prepare spaghetti squash
- Take 1 speghetti squash
- Prepare spaghetti squash continued. ..
- Take 1/4 tsp salt and pepper
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Get Fresh chunky spaghetti sauce
- Get 1 small onion diced
- Make ready 3 gloves of garlic crushed or minced
- Take 3 large mushrooms sliced
- Prepare 1 small zucchini diced
- Make ready 1 can of petite diced tomatoes (the ones with basil and garlic is my favorite)
- Take 1 small can of tomato paste ( I like the garlic and basil infused ones)
- Prepare 3 tbsp fresh chopped basil
- Prepare 1 tbsp fresh copped oregano
- Get 1 salt to taste
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp honey
- Make ready 2 tbsp red wine
- Prepare 1 other vegetable options: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, spinach and bell peppers
- Get paleo meatballs
- Prepare 2 Italian sausage
- Get 1/2 lb ground beef
- Make ready 1 egg
- Prepare 1 tbsp almond butter
- Take 1/4 cup almond flour
- Get 1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and garlic powder
- Take 3 tbsp fresh chopped basil
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped oregano
Instructions to make Paleo Spaghetti squash with paleo meatballs and fresh chunky spaghetti sauce:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds
- Generously season with salt and pepper (garlic powder if so desired)
- Drizzle olive oil over inner surface of squash
- In a baking dish (13x9) place squash cut side down. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 -35 mins.
- Next, saute onions and garlic in a splash of olive oil
- When onions are translucent add mushrooms. Saute until onions are golden brown
- Add wine let cook down for about 3 mins.
- Add veggies and the of diced tomatoes and let simmer for 10 mins
- 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
- Mix all meat ball ingredients together (some may like more salt, pepper and garlic powder)
- Form into balls and pan fry in a splah of olive oil. Make sure meatballs are dark brown and well cooked.
- *** 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 ***
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