Sausage Spaghetti Squash That will Please any Critic!!!!!

As you know I LOVE spaghetti squash!!  It is a great substitute for pasta and you can make a big batch of it that lasts for days.  When I lived alone I would make one on Monday and eat it for the entire week.  So I was pretty bummed when Pete admitted he really doesn't care for the dish and every time we have it he is still starving after.   It is very low in calories I think about 40 calories per cup.  So I set out on a mission to make Pete like one of my favorite dishes.  I was inspired by my moms spaghetti sauce.  She puts pieces of seared Italian sausage in the sauce and it really makes it.  I thought that could be the perfect addition to the squash making it more filling and adding more flavor.  I was right!!  Pete declared it the best meal of the week last week.  He was eating the sauce with his hands right off the stove so I knew it was a hit.  This recipe is so easy and delicious you would be crazy not to try it!  I'm excited to have spaghetti squash back in rotation at the Cecils!!!

The sausage I used was spicy Italian  

Cut them in 2 inch pieces

brown in a little olive oil

onion and garlic for the sauce

cut the squash in half

add the onion and garlic

add the tomatoes once the sausage is mostly cooked

spices: oregano, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper 

squash ready to go in oven

after 50 mins in 350 oven 

toss the seeds and scoop out

just like noodles!

base

add the sauce and fresh basil