I'm-a-Fraud-Spaghetti-&-Meatballs

I am proud to introduce the star of my blog post!!.... Spaghetti Squash! I've heard so much about it but it wasn't until I watched my brave best friend, Abby, make it that I was willing to give it a shot and boy- I'm so glad I did!

On Today's Menu 
I'm-a-Fraud-Spaghetti-&-Meatballs
Serving Size: 2 big Cups of "Spaghetti" or apx. 1/4 of a Spaghetti Squash and 1.5 Tofurkey Sausages worth of Meatballs! aka HUGE!!
Serves: 2.. easy to double the recipe for 4 people but take a look below at what I do with my leftovers!!

Ingredients:
1/2 Spaghetti Squash
1/2 Jar of Your Favorite Marinara Sauce (watch the fat content.. should have less that 3-4 g fat)
1/2 Onion
1 Package of Your Favorite Flavor Tofurky Sausages ( You will only use 3 of the 4 in the package)
Mushrooms (optional)
Garlic (optional)
Parsley to Garnish (optional)

Directions:
Microwave the whole squash for about 5 minutes until it's soft enough to cut in half, lengthwise. Next, place both sides (you might as well cook both sides right away.. the other half refrigerates great once its cooked) in baking pans and cook at 375 F for about an hour (might even take longer!!) until the squash falls apart easily using a fork.

P.S. Don't listen to cooking sites that say you have to boil the squash in water or anything like that. I experimented with that and it took away the flavor of the squash and tasted bland.. Yuck!

While the squash is baking, cut up your Tofurky Sausages into chucks aka Meatballs!

Then throw into a sauce pan with Your Favorite Marinara Sauce! Here is your chance to add additional spices, garlic, mushroom and onions if you like.

When the squash is ready, use a fork (metal not plastic, plastic will melt!) to pull apart the meat of the squash (no! not literal meat, silly!) and scoop about 2 cups worth on to each dinner plate. Then pile the "Meatballs" and Sauce right on top! Garnish with Parsley if you like (I'm not that fancy for a Tuesday night dinner) and Voila! You got Ilana's take on "Spaghetti & Meatballs"

Tip: Mix it all together before you take that first bite, you want the sauce to coat all of the spaghetti.

Nutrition Breakdown: 489 cal, 19 g fat (not terribly low so eat lower fat foods the rest of the day, it'll be worth it!), 14g Fiber (wowza!), 45 g Protein (woohoo!)
Note: Its a massive portion, so if you eat less, it will be less!

Cost: $ The spaghetti squash was $5.67 for the whole thing.. meaning just $1.42 per huge serving. The Tofurky Sausages are $5-6 for the pack of 4... just $2.10 per serving. And the sauce is up to you but, you will probably use about $1 per serving.
Total: $4.52 for a bangin' dinner!! Me likey!!

What To Do With The Leftovers You Ask??
I threw the spaghetti into a delicious stir-fry with boneless, skinless chicken breasts and cut up veggies! Perfection!