spaghetti squash mediterranean-style

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 3 (4 ounce) italian sausage links, casings removed
• 2 spring onions, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese, or more to taste
• sea salt to taste
• 1 pinch lemon pepper, or to taste
• 1 small tomato, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or as desired (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). coat large baking dish with cooking spray.
• place spaghetti squash cut-side down in prepared baking dish.
• bake in preheated oven until spaghetti squash is tender when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. turn squash over and bake for another 5 minutes. remove spaghetti squash from oven. scrape the strands from the skin and place into a large bowl.
• heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add italian sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage is brown and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes. remove sausage.
• return skillet to heat; add 1 tablespoon olive oil, spring onions, and garlic, cook and stir until onions are softened, about 5 minutes. add zucchini, red peppers, and italian seasoning and continue to cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• stir spaghetti squash and feta cheese into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until cheese melts, about 3 minutes. stir sausage into vegetable mixture; season with salt and lemon pepper. sprinkle tomato and parsley on top to serve.