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Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls

February 16, 2018 by Linda Watson 2 Comments

Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls

Let spaghetti squash provide the bowl for a hearty, gluten-free pasta dinner. Make it lightning fast with bottled tomato sauce or get bonus flavor by making your own. Add roasted plant-based sausage for flavor and for extra protein to build strong muscles. The nutritional label below shows this recipe is also loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Why call it Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls? Not for historical reasons. But this meal-in-a-bowl reminds me of the mighty Nordic athletes in the Olympics. They would appreciate its balance of protein and healthy carbs, healing spices, life-lengthening walnuts, and robust flavor.

This something-for-nothing recipe uses the nutritious and crunchy squash seeds that most people would throw out.

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Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls
Roasted spaghetti squash topped with tomato sauce, squash seeds, and vegan sausage for a hearty main course. Gluten-free and vegan.
Viking Spaghetti Squash with Field Roast Sausage, roasted squash seeds, and tomato sauce
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 2 medium spaghetti squash about 8 inches long
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil divided
  • salt to taste
  • 2 links Field Roast smoked apple-sage sausages cut into 1/2-inch wide moons
tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion chopped
  • 4 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground chipotle
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 32 ounces crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 2 medium spaghetti squash about 8 inches long
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil divided
  • salt to taste
  • 2 links Field Roast smoked apple-sage sausages cut into 1/2-inch wide moons
tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion chopped
  • 4 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground chipotle
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 32 ounces crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
Viking Spaghetti Squash with Field Roast Sausage, roasted squash seeds, and tomato sauce
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Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Scrape out seeds and set aside. Rub inside of squash with 1 teaspoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and put cut-side down on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat.
    scraping seeds from a raw spaghetti squash
  2. Roast squash for 35 minutes or until strands are tender and separate easily when scraped with a fork. Set another timer for 25 minutes. While squash roasts, pull squash seeds from goop and put on a medium baking dish lined with parchment or a silicone mat. Add sausage half-moons. Toss seeds and sausage with 1/2 teaspoon oil. When 25-minute timer goes off, pop seeds and sausage into the oven to roast along with the spaghetti squash for 10 minutes.
  3. To make tomato sauce, put olive oil in a large skillet and heat on medium low. Add chopped onion and celery. Cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, chipotle, and turmeric. Add remaining ingredients, stir, and simmer for at least five minutes.
  4. When squash is tender and seeds and sausage lightly browned and crispy, remove them from the oven. Use a fork to separate squash strands into veggie noodles. Top with sauce, sausage, and seeds. Serve hot. Any extra will keep refrigerated for 5 days, but sausage is most crispy when freshly roasted.
    stuffed Viking Spaghetti Squash with roasted vegan sausage, squash seeds, and tomato sauce
Recipe Notes
  • Use a different plant-based sausage if you like.
  • Don't like sausage? Replace it with 2 cups cooked black beans added to the sauce with the crushed tomatoes.
  • Need to reduce your sodium or fat level? Use just one sausage or substitute beans for sausage.
  • In a hurry? Swap my homemade sauce for a good bottled one.

Nutrition Facts
Viking Spaghetti Squash Bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 774 Calories from Fat 351
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39g 60%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 18g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Sodium 1896mg 79%
Potassium 1182mg 34%
Total Carbohydrates 92g 31%
Dietary Fiber 16g 64%
Sugars 46g
Protein 26g 52%
Vitamin A 73%
Vitamin C 92%
Calcium 29%
Iron 30%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Entree, Recipe Tagged With: Field Roast sausage, gluten-free, one-bowl meal, raisins, red onions, spaghetti squash, tomatoes, vegan, walnuts

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  1. Camille says

    February 20, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    Yet another healthy and delicious money-saving idea: roasting the squash seeds for added nutrition. Cook for Good is the antidote to fake food. When anyone tells me they can’t afford to/don’t have time to cook, I send them to your site.

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    • Linda Watson says

      March 9, 2018 at 4:00 pm

      Thank you so much, Camille! I’m so happy you like the tip and delighted that you send folks here. Recommendations like that mean everything as we build our community.

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