Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2.
Cut
Spaghetti Squash (6 lb)
in half, and deseed the squash.
3.
Divide and drizzle
Olive Oil (1 Tbsp)
on top. Season with some
Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
.
4.
Turn the squash over onto baking pans so they're cut side down.
5.
Roast for 50-60 minutes, or until a knife pierces into the thickest part of the squash easily.
6.
While the squash roasts, begin preparing the meat sauce. Finely dice the
Onion (1)
and mince the
Garlic (2 cloves)
.
7.
Peel and wash the
Carrots (2)
. Grate the carrots using a box grater with its largest holes.
8.
In a large pan or wide pot over medium high heat, add
Olive Oil (2 Tbsp)
. Add the
Ground Beef (1.5 lb)
and use a wooden spoon to break the meat apart. Brown the meat for 5 minutes.
9.
Add the chopped carrots, onions and garlic. Season with
Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
and add the
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (as needed)
. Cook until vegetables are soft and tender, about 5 minutes.
10.
Pour in the
Crushed Tomatoes (1 can)
.
11.
Add
Water (1/2 cup)
to the can and swirl to get all the remaining sauce. Pour into the meat sauce and stir everything together.
12.
Bring to a high simmer. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and season with
Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
.
13.
Grate
Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup)
. Shave some parmesan cheese with a vegetable peeler for the garnish.
14.
Take the squash out of the oven and pierce a knife through the thickest part of the squash to check for doneness.
15.
Using a fork, gently scrape the flesh off of the roasted squash. Keep a bit of border so that the squash will keep its shape for when you serve.
16.
Drizzle with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
17.
Divide the grated parmesan cheese evenly amoung the 4 halves. Mix the parmesan and squash.
18.
Top the squash with a generous amount of meat sauce. Use leftover meat sauce the next day over pasta.
19.
Top each half with your shaved parmesan and some
Fresh Basil (to taste)
, if desired.
