| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats |
|
|
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
|
Spaghetti squash about 2 pounds |
| 1 |
lb |
Pork sausage meat |
| 1 |
sm |
Onion, diced |
| 1 |
|
Green pepper, diced |
| 1 |
cn |
(14 1/2 – 16 oz) crushed tomatoes |
| 2 |
tb |
Tomato paste |
| 1 |
ts |
Basil |
|
|
Salt to taste |
|
|
Basil leaves for garnish |
| 13 |
|
X 9" microwave baking dish |
INSTRUCTIONS
from: Good Housekeeping Illustrated Microwave Cookbook
With fork, pierce squash in several places. On oven floor, place a double
thickness of paper towels, Place squash on top. Cook squash on HIGH (100%)
power 12 - 15 minutes, until flesh is tender when pieced with tip of sharp
knife, turning over half way through cooking. Wrap in foil.Let stand while
preparing sauce. In baking dish, place sausage meat and onion. Cook,
covered with paper towels on HIGH 5-7 minutes, until meat is no longer
pink, stirring often to break up lumps. To sausage mixture add green
pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, and basil. Stir to mix. Cook on HIGH 15-18
minutes, until vegetables are tender and sauce thickens slightly, stirring
occasionally. Season with salt. Split squash lengthwise in half. Discard
seeds. With 2 forks, lift up flesh of squash to form spaghetti like strands
and transfer to wqrmed large serving platter. To serve. spoon spicy meat
sauce over spaghetti squash. Garnish with shredded basil leaves.
Posted to Recipe Archive - 22 Sep 96
submitted by: LeiG@aol.com
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 20:58:37 -0400
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