Venison & Squash Spaghetti

11 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Spaghetti Squash, Cut In Half
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 6 slices Bacon
  • 1 whole Onion, finely chopped
  • 1 whole Large Carrot, Finely Chopped
  • 4 cloves Fresh Garlic, Finely Chopped
  • 1 pound Ground Venison
  • 1 jar Spaghetti Sauce
  • 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
  • 1 dash Spices (See Below)
  • 1 cup Cheese, Grated

Directions

  1. 1
    Take the 2 pieces of squash, and place cut-side down on a cookie sheet drizzled with EVOO and a little bit of coarse salt.
  2. 2
    Bake for 45-60 minutes.
  3. 3
    While the squash bakes, cook up the bacon and set aside to crumble later.
  4. 4
    Then, using the bacon grease, saute the diced onion & carrots & chopped garlic until veggies are almost tender, then add the ground venison.
  5. 5
    Cook until meat is brown & veggies are very tender, seasoning with spices to taste as it cooks.
  6. 6
    When the squash halves are done, take them out of the oven & set aside.
  7. 7
    Use a fork to pull insides apart, forming what looks like noodles.
  8. 8
    Put a spoonful of butter on each piece of squash.
  9. 9
    After the meat is brown & veggies are done, add the brown sugar and spaghetti sauce to the pan.
  10. 10
    Sprinkle with spices (paprika, garlic salt, kosher salt, black pepper, and parsley and just a tiny bit of ground clove).
  11. 11
    Let meat & sauce simmer together until all the flavors are married and the brown sugar has caramelized.
  12. 12
    Spoon the meat & sauce mixture over the squash noodles & cover with cheese & crumble bacon.
  13. 13
    Put the whole thing back into the oven until the cheese is melted & youre ready to eat!

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