Beef / Pork

Special Spaghetti is for Dinner.

Special Spaghetti takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Special Spaghetti takes 15 minutes to cook.

Special Spaghetti makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Special Spaghetti are:

1 pound Italian pork sausage
3 cups zucchini squash, sliced
4 Tbsp dried basil
2 cups tomatoes, chopped (or use canned)
.5 cup parmesan cheese
one medium spaghetti squash

Here is how you make Special Spaghetti:

Poke several holes in spaghetti squash with a large meat fork or metal skewer. Microwave on high, 6-15 minutes, depending on power of microwave and size of squash. Check for doneness at six minutes and every two minutes thereafter. Squeeze the whole squash between thumb and fingers, spaghetti squash is done when it is soft. Let sit in microwave until the sauce is done.Meanwhile, brown Italian sausage in large skillet. If sausage is in links, remove casing by cutting down the side and pulling the casing away. Chop the meat and brown until thoroughly cooked. Add zucchini squash and basil. Put the lid on, and let simmer for 3-5 minutes, until zucchini just begins to get translucent. Add chopped tomato and Parmesan cheese. Put lid on and allow to simmer for another minute or two, until tomatoes are heated through.Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, and scoop out seeds from the middle. The flesh of the squash will be stringy and soft. Some olive oil or lowfat margarine can be added to the squash, if desired (not included in nutritional information). Salt spaghetti squash.To serve, measure 3/4 cup of spaghetti squash onto plate, then top with one and a half cups of the sauce. Recipe serves 6 or so.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ~LUNA~.

The nutritional information for Special Spaghetti is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 353.2

• Total Fat: 26.6 g
• Cholesterol: 63.7 mg
• Sodium: 727.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 15.9 g

Special Spaghetti is Italian cuisine.