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Recipe: spaghetti squash with chorizo bolognese

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 Autumn might be over, but squash is still available in abundance. With the surge of excitement for vegetables masquerading as carbohydrates, it’s time that spaghetti squash had its moment. There’s no need for a spiralizer or other kitchen gadgets when making this recipe, just bake and scrape the strands of the squash out into perfect strands and serve with a hearty bolognese sauce.
You can find spaghetti squash at London’s Borough Market and all good local greengrocers.
What’s your favourite recipe that uses vegetables as a clever alternative to standard carbohydrates (such as rice, pasta etc)?

Spaghetti squash with chorizo bolognese

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Preparation Time15 MINUTES

Cooking Time45 MINUTES

Resting Time MINUTES

Serves2

LevelMedium


ingredients

1 spaghetti squash

2 tbsp olive oil

4 chorizo sausages, skin removed and meat torn up

2 red onions, peeled and finely sliced

2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely sliced

Sea salt

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

½ tsp sweet smoked paprika

1x 400g tin (1½ – 2 cups) cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped

1

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/356ºF. Slice the squash in half lengthways.

2

Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and stringy bits of flesh from inside the squash. Discard the seeds.

3

Place the squash cut-side down in a baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the flesh is tender and the inside is coming away in threads.

4

While the squash is baking, make the chorizo bolognese. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the chorizo in chunks. Cook over a medium heat for around five minutes, or until brown. Set aside.

5

Add the remaining oil to the saucepan, and add the onions and garlic. Turn the heat down to medium/low and sweat for around 10 minutes. Season with salt, vinegar and the paprika.

6

Add the chopped tomatoes and cooked chorizo, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the spaghetti squash is cooked. Check the seasoning, and adjust if necessary. Scatter in the flat leaf parsley.

7

When the spaghetti squash is ready, use a fork to scrape our the strands.

8

Serve the strands in bowls and top with the chorizo bolognese.

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Preparation Time15 MINUTES

Cooking Time45 MINUTES

Resting Time MINUTES

Serves2

LevelMedium


ingredients

1 spaghetti squash

2 tbsp olive oil

4 chorizo sausages, skin removed and meat torn up

2 red onions, peeled and finely sliced

2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely sliced

Sea salt

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

½ tsp sweet smoked paprika

1x 400g tin (1½ – 2 cups) cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped

1

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/356ºF. Slice the squash in half lengthways.

2

Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and stringy bits of flesh from inside the squash. Discard the seeds.

3

Place the squash cut-side down in a baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the flesh is tender and the inside is coming away in threads.

4

While the squash is baking, make the chorizo bolognese. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the chorizo in chunks. Cook over a medium heat for around five minutes, or until brown. Set aside.

5

Add the remaining oil to the saucepan, and add the onions and garlic. Turn the heat down to medium/low and sweat for around 10 minutes. Season with salt, vinegar and the paprika.

6

Add the chopped tomatoes and cooked chorizo, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the spaghetti squash is cooked. Check the seasoning, and adjust if necessary. Scatter in the flat leaf parsley.

7

When the spaghetti squash is ready, use a fork to scrape our the strands.

8

Serve the strands in bowls and top with the chorizo bolognese.

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 Autumn might be over, but squash is still available in abundance. With the surge of excitement for vegetables masquerading as carbohydrates, it’s time that spaghetti squash had its moment. There’s no need for a spiralizer or other kitchen gadgets when making this recipe, just bake and scrape the strands of the squash out into perfect strands and serve with a hearty bolognese sauce.
You can find spaghetti squash at London’s Borough Market and all good local greengrocers.
What’s your favourite recipe that uses vegetables as a clever alternative to standard carbohydrates (such as rice, pasta etc)?

Spaghetti squash with chorizo bolognese

1

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/356ºF. Slice the squash in half lengthways.

2

Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and stringy bits of flesh from inside the squash. Discard the seeds.

3

Place the squash cut-side down in a baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the flesh is tender and the inside is coming away in threads.

4

While the squash is baking, make the chorizo bolognese. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the chorizo in chunks. Cook over a medium heat for around five minutes, or until brown. Set aside.

5

Add the remaining oil to the saucepan, and add the onions and garlic. Turn the heat down to medium/low and sweat for around 10 minutes. Season with salt, vinegar and the paprika.

6

Add the chopped tomatoes and cooked chorizo, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the spaghetti squash is cooked. Check the seasoning, and adjust if necessary. Scatter in the flat leaf parsley.

7

When the spaghetti squash is ready, use a fork to scrape our the strands.

8

Serve the strands in bowls and top with the chorizo bolognese.

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Stella 6 years ago

Incredibly wonderful, I can get the recipes easily.

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