Spaghetti Squash Italiano

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs bulk lamb sausage
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (3 lb) spaghetti squash
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook sausage in a large skillet until browned, stirring to crumble. drain sausage, reserve, 2 tablespoons drippings; set sausage aside.
• 2 saute mushrooms, onions, and garlic in reserved pan drippings until tender.
• 3 stir in sausage, tomato sauce, and next 4 ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 wash squash, pierce with fork several times. place squash in a shallow baking dish.
• 6 bake at 350f for 1 hour or until squash yields to pressure. let cool.
• 7 cut squash in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds. using a fork, remove spaghetti-like strands from squash. plac ehalf of squash in 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• 8 pour half of sauce over squash. repeat layers. spread cheese evenly over top. bake at 350ffor 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.