Baked Spaghetti Squash

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium spaghetti squash (2 1/4 lb)
• 12 ounces italian sausage
• 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 1 green peppers or 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (4 1/4 ounce) can chopped black olives, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 halve squash crosswise; remove seeds. place cut sides down in 2-quart baking dish. add 1/4 c water. cover with plastic wrap. microwave on high 13-15 minutes or until squash is tender when pierced with fork; rearrange once for even baking.
• 2 in a large skillet cook sausage, mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, and garlic over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; stir to break up sausage. drain off fat.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 scrape pulp from squash. wipe out baking dish; coat with non-stick cooking spray. spread half of the squash in dish. add half the sausage mixture and half the olives. sprinkle with seasoning and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. top with half of the spaghetti sauce and cheese. top with remaining squash, sausage, olives, and spaghetti sauce. bake for 30 minutes. sprinkle with remaining cheese. bake 5 minutes more. let stand 10 minutes. sprinkle with parsley and serve.