So today I had my first realization, a true realization that I can do this. You when I first started with this paleo change I kept craving breads etc, I love bread anything bread with butter yummmm! So I would crave it alot and more than just bread would be Italian food. Pasta, pizza anything that had red tomato sauce on it I wanted. My wife got a bit creative today atleast for me, some of you that have done this for a while probably would laugh at this but she made a spaghetti squash. To be honest before this week I had no idea such a thing existed.
On a funny side note after realizing that I needed to cut the squash because it was pretty much a pain to cut and she couldn’t she started scraping the seeds out. I turned to her and asked wait isn’t that the spaghetti stuff we are supposed to each, her response ::rolls eyes:: no that is the seed and the stem filling. I should have just listed at that point I mean she does pretty much cook all day and anything that does not involve making sweets or BBQing I know crap about. As I said I should have stopped but not me, not today I pressed forward convinced she was wrong. When they came out the over I was like you see there is nothing in it. One fork swipe by her later I was like ahhhh yea never mind, and it was at that moment she laughed at me. Nothing says I love you like a good old fashion poke fun at the husband game.
So outside of that story this recipe was actually amazing. I really like the taste and texture of the Squash it really tasted amazing. This recipe did not take to long to make, yes I can say that because outside of the questioning of the squash I actually helped cook dinner tonight.
Ingredients
- 1 Spaghetti Squash
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1/2 White Onion (diced)
- 1 Tomato(diced)
- 1 Can Diced Tomato
- 3 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Zucchini (Diced)
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Preheat the over to 400
- Cut the squash in half length wise
- Clean out the seeds and pit area
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Bake for 45 mins
- In a pan heat to medium high
- Add coconut oil
- Add the tomato, onion, garlic, zucchini and salt and pepper to the pan and cook until the flavors mix (~3-5 min)
- Add the ground beef and cook it through
- Add vinegar and mix all ingredients together
- Add the can of diced tomato and let all the flavors mix again while stirring, cook for about 3-5 mins so the sauce can thicken a bit
- After taking the squash out rake out the squash using a fork this will give the spaghetti like structure. Scoop out a batch of the squash that you just pulled off and put it in a plate. Top with the Bolognese sauce and enjoy