All Recipes Best Recipe Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Spaghetti Squash

Ingredients

1 large spaghetti squash, halved and seeded 2 tablespoons butter salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 (8 ounce) package walnuts 1 pinch salt 1 pound Italian sausage, cut into chunks 1 (16 ounce) jar Alfredo sauce

Nutrition Info

796.4 calories carbohydrate: 32.4 g cholesterol: 70.4 mg fat: 68.7 g fiber: 2.6 g protein: 21.5 g saturatedFat: 18.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 1493.9 mg sugar: 3.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Place spaghetti squash cut-side down in a microwave-safe dish. Pour in 1/4 cup water. Microwave on high until easily pierced with a fork, about 7 minutes.
Scrape insides of squash into spaghetti strands with a fork. Transfer to a bowl, add butter, salt, and pepper.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add to bowl with spaghetti squash. Add walnuts and a pinch of salt to the skillet, cook and stir until toasted, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl.
Place sausage in the skillet, cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Alfredo sauce and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Spoon sausage mixture over squash and top with walnuts.

6 servings

Low-carb friendly. Creamy, crunchy, and savory. A nice combination that is also filling. Served garnished with Parmesan cheese and sage or parsley.