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Last Updated on August 19, 2020 by Renee’

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce! Ahhh! How I missed it!

After going Paleo & then AIP, pasta was something that I really missed.  I loved pasta.  We ate it every week. Sometimes several times a week… with bread! Yeah, I know that’s why I had to go AIP Paleo. So, after a few months, I just had to have Spaghetti with Meat Sauce!

I can’t believe I had never had spaghetti squash. This was life-changing.

I decided to make an AIP Paleo version of my old Spaghetti with Meat Sauce minus the tomatoes.  Wow! It was amazing! I didn’t even miss the tomatoes. Well, maybe a little!

First cook & prep your squash. I had 2 small ones but you can cook 1 med. – large one. If you haven’t cooked one before, here is my recipe on How to Cook Spaghetti Squash & if you have an Instant Pot this recipe is by far the easiest & fastest way to cook Spaghetti Squash.

While the squash is cooking, brown your Organic Grass-Fed ground beef in EVOO. Add onions, garlic, sea salt, & Italian seasoning, saute. You can use fresh herbs if you have them. Fresh herbs are always better. For fresh herbs, I like to add them after everything has cooked, when the Meat Sauce is simmering.

Then add the mushrooms & olives. I like to use fresh mushrooms, but you can also use canned ones like these. After it has cooked for about 5 min. you can add the coconut milk for AIP or tomatoes if Paleo. Let simmer for about 15-20 min. I like to add a bag of organic baby spinach, right before serving to add extra nutrients.  Just cook long enough for it to wilt. You could always add frozen too. I do that in a pinch when I don’t have fresh spinach.

Sprinkle with a generous portion of Nutritional Yeast for a more cheesy flavor!

Coconut milk makes the sauce more creamy like Alfredo (almost).  If you haven’t tried it, you should. It’s delish!

Ingredients:

• • 1 spaghetti squash cooked & shredded or my new favorite AIP compliant noodle (glass noodles)
  • 2 lbs organic grass-fed hamburger
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 1/2 c. chopped onions
  • 5-6 cloves of minced fresh garlic or dehydrated minced garlic
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1 Tbs organic Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 c. sliced black olives
  • 1 sm container of fresh sliced mushrooms or 1 can of organic sliced mushrooms
  • l bag of organic baby spinach
  • nutritional yeast *optional (for cheesy flavor) (I like to add about 1/4 c. to the sauce when it is done)

*Optional – For AIP add 1-2 cans of full-fat coconut milk (for creamier more Alfredo-like sauce) I like to add 2 cans. (I add 1/4 c. nutritional yeast & garlic powder)

*Optional – For Paleo add 1 jar of organic diced tomatoes or your favorite marinara sauce.

Directions:

• Saute onions & garlic on med. heat in olive oil until tender & translucent.
• Add ground beef, sea salt & cook until brown.
• Add Italian seasoning, olives & mushrooms & cook until mushrooms are done.
• If you are adding either coconut milk or tomatoes, add them now.
• Let simmer for about 15-20 min.
• Add spinach
• Sprinkle with Nutritional Yeast
• Serve over spaghetti squash or glass noodles (my new favorite)

*Tip– Make sure you add enough sea salt & garlic powder to the spaghetti squash to take away the sweetness of the squash.

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AIP Paleo Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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Ingredients

• 1 spaghetti squash cooked & shredded
• 2 lbs organic grass fed hamburger
• 1 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 1/2 c. chopped onions
• 5-6 cloves of minced fresh garlic or dehydrated minced garlic
• sea salt to taste
• 1 Tbs organic Italian seasoning
• 1/2 c. sliced black olives
• 1 sm container of mushrooms
• l bag of organic baby spinach *optional
• *optional - for AIP add 2 cans of coconut milk (for creamier more Alfredo-like sauce)
• *optional - for Paleo add 1 jar of organic diced tomatoes,*optional
• Nutritional Yeast

Instructions

1. Saute onions & garlic on med. heat in olive oil until tender & translucent.
2. Add ground beef, sea salt & cook until brown.
3. Add Italian seasoning, olives & mushrooms & cook until mushrooms are done.
4. If you are adding either coconut milk or tomatoes, add them now.
5. Let simmer for about 15-20 min.
6. Add spinach (optional)
7. Serve over spaghetti squash

Notes

Make sure you add enough sea salt & garlic to the spaghetti squash or it might be a little too sweet.

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