How To Make Squashed Washington
Enjoy a baked dish of spaghetti squash with Washington apples, Italian sausage, and cheese in this Squashed Washington Recipe. It’s easy and delicious!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1spaghetti squash,halved and seeded
- salt,to taste
- ground black pepper,to taste
- 1cupwater
- 1lbItalian sausage links
- 2tspolive oil,extra-virgin
- 2white onions,diced
- 1clovegarlic,minced
- 2tsporegano
- 3Washington apples,peeled, cored, and sliced into rings
- 1tspolive oil,extra-virgin
- 4ozalmonds,sliced
- 6ozMonterey Jack cheese,shredded
Instructions
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Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
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Season the squash with salt and pepper. Place the squash halves with the cut side down into a glass baking dish. Pour the water into the dish.
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Bake the squash in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Scrape the squash with a fork into a bowl. Save the dish for later use. Keep the oven hot.
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Cook the Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until browned on all sides. Remove the sausage from the skillet, reserving the oil, and set aside to cool.
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Add 2 teaspoons of olive oil to the skillet and allow to get hot. Cook and stir the onions and garlic in the hot oil for 7 to 10 minutes, until the garlic is browned and the onions are translucent.
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Chop the cooked sausage and add to the mixture along with the squash. Season with the oregano, salt, and pepper.
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Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the mixture to the glass baking dish.
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Arrange the apple slices over the mixture in the baking dish. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of olive oil over the apples. Scatter the almonds over the apples and sprinkle with the Monterey Jack cheese.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted completely. Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 878.81kcal
- Fat:Â 66.88g
- Saturated Fat:Â 22.65g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 31.47g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 9.15g
- Carbohydrates:Â 40.45g
- Fiber:Â 10.04g
- Sugar:Â 21.10g
- Protein:Â 34.52g
- Cholesterol:Â 124.03mg
- Sodium:Â 1278.53mg
- Calcium:Â 478.24mg
- Potassium:Â 906.76mg
- Iron:Â 3.68mg
- Vitamin A: 95.22µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.54mg
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