Ghetti and MEATBALLS!

Don’t tell my dad about this post. He is half Italian and would be pretty upset knowing his good ‘ol pasta is being substituted for squash. But seriously, it looks just like spaghetti and tastes…well, I’m not gonna lie and say it is equal to pasta, BUT it is really good. Now you don’t need to worry about being all congested and snotty afterward 🙂

“Spaghetti”
1 spaghetti squash, cut in half and seeds removed.

Place squash cut side down in a large pyrex dish, bake at 350 for about an hour or until soft and comes out spaghetti like with a fork 🙂

Meatballs

1 lb grass feed beef
1 egg
2 tbsp water
1/2 C ground oats or almond meal
1/4 minced onion
1 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp thyme
1 tbsp parsely
salt and pepper
(add your fav Italian herbs if you have some fresh)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine egg, water, oats or almond flour, onion, herbs, salt and pepper and combine. Add ground beef, broken into chunks, and mush with your hands to combine. Form into meatballs about 1″ in diameter and place on a broiler pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Now use a fork to scrape out squash and then top with meatballs and your favorite sauce. I like to sprinkle with “parmesan” (see recipe in older post- http://eatinginnately.com/?p=101) Yummy in my tummy!

Jude approved!