Name: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash with Meat Sauce and Meatballs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Ingredients: 1 medium to large spaghetti squash (Make sure the squash you pick fits in your crock-pot.); 1-2 Jars of Spaghetti Sauce (Or, search our site for a tomato sauce you could use instead!); 3 cups of frozen meatballs (The little mini meatballs); 1-2 lbs of ground beef, turkey or pork; 1/2 white or yellow onion, chopped; Minced Garlic, about 3 tablespoons worth; Garlic Salt (To taste, some like more, some less); Olive Oil 2 tablespoons

AuthorRick

DifficultyBeginner

Tender spaghetti squash with juicy meatballs and a rich meat sauce. All day cook, or just a few hours.

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Yields1 Serving

Prep Time25 minsCook Time6 hrsTotal Time6 hrs 25 mins

1 medium to large spaghetti squash (Make sure the squash you pick fits in your crock-pot.)

1-2 Jars of Spaghetti Sauce (Or, search our site for a tomato sauce you could use instead!)

3 cups of frozen meatballs (The little mini meatballs)

1-2 lbs of ground beef, turkey or pork

1/2 white or yellow onion, chopped

Minced Garlic, about 3 tablespoons worth

Garlic Salt (To taste, some like more, some less)

Olive Oil 2 tablespoons

Start the Squash Cooking

Wash the outside of your squash and dry

Cut the squash in half and remove seeds

Use a little bit of olive oil on the inside surface of squash and smear around 1 tablespoon of the minced garlic

Place both halves in your crock pot and turn it on. High will take 3-4 hours and medium will take 5-6 hours

Making the sauce

This step can be removed if you just want to use spaghetti sauce without the additional ground meat.

Brown and drain your choice of meat.

Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and chopped onion during the browning process

Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and let simmer for about 5 min to heat up the sauce

Finish adding everything to the crock-pot

Add frozen meatballs around the base of the squash. If you are trying to cook this a bit faster, defrost the meatballs in the microwave prior to adding to crock-pot.

Add sauce on top of meatballs and all around the squash.

Preparing your plates

Using tongs, carefully remove the squash from the crock-pot. Careful, they will be very hot!

Use a fork to scrape out all the squash from the skins. Discard the skins

Serve with sauce and meatballs. Optionally, top with some Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese.

CategoryEntrees, Low Carb (Ketogenic)

A quick measurement of the bottom of your crock-pot helps you pick the right size squash at the market. Bring a cloth tape measure with you to the market. Ask me how I know!!! 🙂

The ground meat is optional, but it sure does make for a delicious and rich meat sauce!

Cook on Medium for 5-6 hours, or High for 3-4 hours.

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