Vegan Paleo Spaghetti

During my Pre-Paleo days, I liked to do Meatless Mondays in order to cut calories but now that I'm Paleo, I don't ever think about calories!  I had planned on making regular spaghetti with meat sauce last Monday until I realized that my meat had gone bad so it became Meatless Paleo Monday!  The sauce is just as yummy without meat, it just has less protein.  Enjoy!

TIME SAVING TIP: Cook the tomato sauce while the spaghetti squash is roasting.

Vegan Paleo Spaghetti
Prep Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Cook Time: Approximately 35-45 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 large roasted spaghetti squash (see instructions below)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 can organic tomato sauce (15 oz)
• 1 28 oz can organic crushed tomatoes or 2 cans organic diced tomatoes (15 oz each)
• 1 can organic tomato paste and hot water
• 2 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions for Roasting Spaghetti Squash:

1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
2. Wash the squash and cut in half length-wise (This can be difficult if you don't have a sharp knife so be careful!).
3. Scoop out the seeds (ice cream scoop works great!) and drizzle each half with a tsp of olive oil then brush out evenly.  Sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
4. Place the two halves face side down on a baking sheet and roast for 35-45 minutes or until tender.
5. Carefully turn over the halves and let cool for at least 5 minutes then take a fork and scrape out the delicious noodles!

Homemade Tomato Sauce Instructions:

1. In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add onions and cook for 5-10 minutes or until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
2.    Add the tomato sauce,  crushed or diced tomatoes, seasonings and bring to a boil.
3.    Add the tomato paste then fill the can with hot water and add.  Mix well then cover and reduce to a simmer until your spaghetti squash is done.
4.    Serve over spaghetti squash.