Spaghetti Squash With Sausage Filling Recipes

SPAGHETTI SQUASH ALFREDO WITH SAUSAGE AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Place spaghetti squash cut-side down in a microwave-safe dish. Pour in 1/4 cup water. Microwave on high until easily pierced with a fork, about 7 minutes.
• Scrape insides of squash into spaghetti strands with a fork. Transfer to a bowl; add butter, salt, and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add to bowl with spaghetti squash. Add walnuts and a pinch of salt to the skillet; cook and stir until toasted, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Place sausage in the skillet; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Alfredo sauce and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Spoon sausage mixture over squash and top with walnuts.

STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with cooking parchment paper; spray with cooking spray.
• Place both squash halves cut side down on baking sheet. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until tender.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onions and garlic; cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink. Reduce heat to medium; add flour, salt, pepper, pepper flakes and nutmeg. Cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually add spinach. Cook and stir just until spinach is wilted. Stir in whipping cream. Heat to boiling; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or just until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in mozzarella and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese until melted.
• When squash is cool enough to handle, use fork to remove squash strands from shells, leaving shells intact. Mix squash strands into sausage mixture. Spoon filling into both squash shell halves.
• Arrange filled squash halves on same baking sheet. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbly around edges and heated through. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add bread crumbs; stir to coat. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to small bowl; mix with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over squash halves, and serve.

SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN-STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Cut the squash in half lengthwise using a serrated knife and remove the seeds with a spoon. Brush the flesh of both halves with 1 teaspoon oil and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Put the halves flesh-side down on a baking sheet and cook until tender, the flesh can easily be flaked with a fork and the edges just turn brown, about 45 minutes. Separate the strands of squash by scraping the flesh with a fork. Leave the scraped strands inside the squash.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and taking care to keep some larger chunks, until it just starts to brown and crisp up, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the tomatoes, thyme, red pepper flakes and garlic and cook, stirring, until just fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the wine and cook until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer until the sauce reduces by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the white beans and spinach to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until the spinach just wilts and is still vibrant green, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the sausage mixture between the 2 squash halves and mix with the squash strands until well combined. Sprinkle each squash half with 1 tablespoon Parmesan and serve with more red pepper flakes, if using.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH BOATS WITH SPICY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• To make the spaghetti squash, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and cut squash right down the middle. Scoop out all the seeds and place cut side down on a baking sheet lightly sprayed with oil. DO NOT PIERCE WITH A FORK!! Many recipes say to do this, but we are using these cuts of squash later as bowls so you want them to remain intact.
• Bake squash in the oven for 45 minutes until tender.
• Meanwhile, drizzle oil into a large skillet and saute onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add turkey sausage and cook until crumbled and lightly brown, draining if necessary, then add chicken broth, tomatoes, half and half, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Bring everything to a boil then cover and allow flavors to simmer on low to medium heat until spaghetti squash is ready.
• Remove squash from the oven and scrape out all the strands of spaghetti using a fork. Add all the spaghetti squash to your skillet along with a 1/4 cup of cheese. Toss well until cheese is melted and squash is fully coated with sauce.
• Transfer squash mixture into your now scraped out squash bowls and top with the rest of your cheese. Place them back in the oven for about 3 to 4 minutes until cheese is melted and squash is heated through.
• Top with basil, serve and enjoy!

SPAGHETTI SQUASH W/ SAUSAGE & PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375°F/190°C.
• Slice spaghetti squash in half. (You can cut lengthwise or crosswise. Both work well, crosswise will give you longer strands. Kitchen tip: Use the tip of the knife to first pierce the squash to get the cut started. Once started, you don't have to slice everything in half, just cut through the rind working around the diameter.) Scoop out the seeds and loose tidbits.
• Lightly oil the cut edge of the spaghetti squash with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Place cut side down on a baking sheet pan or large baking dish.
• Bake for about 45-55 minutes, or until the squash flesh separates easily into strands with a fork. (You want the "spaghetti" strands to separate from each other without overcooking and getting mushy. After 45 mintes taste test one strand of the squash to see if it cooked to your preference. Bake it for another 5-15 minutes if needed depending on the size and tenderness of the squash).
• Using a towel to hold or wait until cool enough to handle, use a fork to finish gently loosening the "spaghetti" from the shells and set aside.
• Pinch and form the sausage into 1/2-inch sized balls. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Heat remaining 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in pan, then stir in the onion and garlic. Cook until soft, about 1 minute, then add sausage. Allow to cook untouched until bottom side of sausage starts to brown, then stir. Continue cooking and stirring occasionally until the sausage is cooked through (@ 2-3 minutes depending on heat and size of sausage).
• Stir in the the basil and then add spaghetti squash strands to the sausage. Continue cooking until spaghetti squash is heated through (usually less than a minute.)
• Remove from heat. Toss in parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with optional parsley and/or red chili flakes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cut the squash in half and carefully remove the seeds.
• Be sure to cut around the edge so you don't cut into the squash itself.
• Turn halves upside down in a baking pan.
• Bake at 375-degrees for approx 45 minutes, or until the inside is soft.
• Let cool and carefully remove inside of squash with fork or spoon.
• It will look a lot like cooked spaghetti and come out in strands.
• Heat some olive oil in a skillet.
• Add the spaghetti squash strands, garlic and crumbled sausage.
• Cook on med until for approx 5 minutes.
• Add milk and cook until heated through and liquid is absorbed.
• Transfer to a warm bowl and toss with cheeses until mixed.
• Top with salt and pepper to taste.
• Enjoy!

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place squash, cut sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake squash in the preheated oven until it starts to soften, about 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until easily pierced with a knife, about 25 minutes more. Remove from the oven and cool until easily handled.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes; remove from skillet. Add onion, celery, and carrot to the skillet; cook and stir in sausage drippings until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir cooked sausage, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, and garlic into the skillet. Simmer sauce until flavors combine, about 15 minutes.
• Use a fork to scrape insides of squash into spaghetti strands. Transfer strands to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spoon sauce over strands and stir to combine. Cover with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven oven until bubbly and golden brown, about 25 minutes.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Halve the squash lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Put the squash, cut-side up, in a large microwave-safe bowl and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon water. Season with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave until tender, about 20 minutes. Scoop out the flesh into a colander (use a towel to hold the squash) and shred with 2 forks.
• Meanwhile, heat a grill pan over medium heat. Grill the sausages, turning, until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper, onion and 1 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until the vegetables begin to brown, about 4 more minutes. Toss in the squash and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the sausages and sprinkle with parmesan.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE FILLING

Steps:

• Wrap squash halves in plastic wrap. Cook 1 at a time in microwave on high until tender, about 8 minutes. Pierce plastic to allow steam to escape. Cool. Meanwhile, sauté sausage, bell pepper, onion and garlic in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until sausage browns and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage with back of spoon, about 12 minutes. Mix in marinara sauce.
• Using fork, pull out squash strands from shells, leaving shells intact. Mix squash strands into sausage mixture. Season filling to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon filling into squash shells. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover; refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange filled squash halves on baking sheet. Sprinkle each with 1/4 cup Parmesan. Bake uncovered until heated through, about 20 minutes (30 minutes if previously chilled). Cut each squash half in two and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut open a spaghetti squash and remove seeds.
• 2. Place halves on a cookie sheet. Brush the inside with olive oil.
• 3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 4. Turn them face down in the pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• 5. While the squash is cooking, work on the filling. Add the ground beef and sausage to a large skillet. While it's cooking, break apart the sausage. Brown until the meat is completely cooked.
• 6. Remove the meat to a paper towel-lined plate.
• 7. In the same pan, cook the zucchini and mushrooms in the meat juices until tender (about 5 minutes).
• 8. Turn off the heat and return the meat to the pan with the veggies.
• 9. Next, add the garlic and herb pasta sauce. Mix together carefully.
• 10. When the squash is cooked, remove it from the oven. Use a fork to pull the spaghetti strings from its shell (be careful not to damage the shells).
• 11. Add the squash to the pan with the meat and veggie sauce and mix together carefully. Cook at medium heat for about 10 minutes until the mixture is heated through.
• 12. Turn off the heat and add 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese to the pan. Fold it into the filling.
• 13. Use a slotted spoon to fill the squash shells with the meat and veggie filling.
• 14. Reduce the oven temp to 350. Sprinkle the halves with the remaining cup of Parmesan.
• 15. Bake for 10 to 15 min and serve directly from the shells.