Roasted Spaghetti Squash w/ Turkey Tomato Sauce

My family loves, LOVES pasta.  It wasn't uncommon for us to eat pasta 3-4 nights/week and when we did it was white pasta.  When we started changing how we ate, I slowly started switching our family from eating white pasta to whole grain pasta.  While, the change has been well received, they still LOVE pasta.  So, even when they want pasta, I will sometimes eat it and other times, I will roast spaghetti squash and add sauce and call it dinner.

The very first time I ever made spaghetti squash to try and substitute out for pasta, was an EPIC fail!  However, I have since figured out the tastiest way to make it and encourage you to give it a try sometime!  This is a meal that is SUPER easy to make and isn't super expensive either.  Serve alongside a tossed salad or a green veggie and you have dinner, VOILA!

Roasted Spaghetti Squash w/ Turkey Tomato Sauce

SERVES: 2

Ingredients:

2lb. Spaghetti Squash

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper, to taste

SAUCE Ingredients:

1/2lb. 93% Ground Turkey

Diced Sweet Pepper, to taste

Onion Powder or Fresh Onions, to taste

1/2 jar Clean Spaghetti Sauce (one with as few ingredients as possible and/or organic)

DIRECTIONS:

- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

- Cut the spaghetti squash in half very carefully and scrape out all the seeds and strings.  Place the the halves of spaghetti squash cut side up in a baking dish.

- Prick the spaghetti squash with a fork all over.  Lightly drizzle the olive oil over each of the halves and then sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste.

- Turn the halves of the spaghetti squash cut side, face down in the pan and place in the oven.  Roast for about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours, until the squash is soft enough to prick with a fork.

- Meanwhile, combine the turkey, pepper, and onion (or onion powder) in a sauce pan over medium heat and cook until brown.

- Once the meat is cooked through, pour the sauce in the pan and simmer until hot.

- Finally, once the spaghetti squash is soft and cooked, turn the spaghetti squash cut-side up and scrape the squash away from the sides and place on a plate or in a bowl.

- Spoon the tomato sauce over the squash and ENJOY!!!!

**I used half the spaghetti squash for dinner tonight and have the other half saved for another night this week.