Spaghetti squash cooks in the slow cooker with your preferred ground meat, diced tomatoes, and seasonings for this simple yet healthy recipe.
I promised myself I would post at least 8 recipes per month in Q4 of this year which means 2 recipes per week. Being the 7th of November already, I’m going to rush and get out 2 recipes today. The fact is, I’ve been hoarding recipes from you while I’ve been working on other things. If you follow me on social media, particularly Instagram, then this looks familiar. I cooked it a couple of weeks ago before I went to Cabo.
This is my go-to recipe when I don’t know what to make. It’s one of my husband’s favorite recipes when he’s in triathlon-training mode. It’s really easy, hearty with 2 pounds of ground meat yet healthy. Did I mention it’s both whole30 and paleo?
If this looks familiar, it’s pretty much my Spaghetti Squash with Meat, Tomatoes & Herbs recipe. Ever since I made it, I’ve been meaning to post a slow cooker version. I used ground grass-fed beef from my weekly Milk & Eggs delivery but you can use your preferred ground meat.
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Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash, Meat & Tomatoes
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 mins
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 lb spaghetti squash, uncooked
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 2 lbs ground meat, browned
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- Handful fresh herbs (optional)
Instructions
- Add meat, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, and Italian seasonings to the slow cooker.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, crosswise. Scoop out the seeds and add to the slow cooker, hole side down.
- Cook HIGH 3-4 or LOW 6-8.
- Remove spaghetti squash from the slow cooker. It will be very hot so use oven mitts. Let squash cool a bit then rake a fork back and forth across the squash to remove its flesh into spaghetti-like strands.
- Add spaghetti squash strands back into the slow cooker and mix until well combined with the meat & tomatoes.
You’ll know it’s done when the spaghetti squash is soft to the touch. The spaghetti squash will be very hot! Be careful and use oven mitts.
Need an Italian seasoning? Use this:
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Very excited to try this. I love spaghetti squash but am spending a few months at my mothers where there isn’t a working oven. So happy to have found your recipes. Look forward to eating this with her tonight. It will be her first time having spaghetti squash. Can’t wait.
This looks SO good and seems pretty easy! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never tried spaghetti squash before but it looks delicious! I finally have a recipe to try it now!
That looks incredible! I would really love to learn the whole paleo method, but I haven’t taken the time to sit down and research it yet. I’m always happy to fit more veggies into my day and I love anything I can make in a slow cooker!
This looks so yummy! 🙂 I’m always looking for new crockpot recipes for when life gets busy. We are about to go through a big move next week, so I’ll definitely be using this recipe!
I like that this uses veggies as a pasta substitute- probably goes really well mixed into the ground meat! It certainly looks tasty
Okay, I think my mother would absolutely love this recipe. She has a thing for squash haha I’m not a huge fan, but I will share this with her
Looks tasty! One question though, when do you add the cooked ground beef? In the pictures, the ground beef is in with the halved squash while it’s cooking but the instructions does not list it until step 6.
Omg thank you so much for catching that! It goes in first with the diced tomatoes. I updated the recipe, thanks!
looking forward to making this on saturday!
Any suggestions of sides to serve with this? Thanks!
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It depends on my dietary restriction at the time. If I’m low-carb, I just eat it as-is. If I’m paleo/whole30 I will serve it with a side salad and a baked potato. Enjoy!
This dish looks amazing! I’m going to pin it right now. And how great is it that it’s Paleo and Whole 30 friendly?! I like how you put the squash in the pot too. Looks like it would really simplify things.
I think this would be delicious. I love spaghetti squash anyway so I am always looking for that recipe that is new and different!
Mm, sounds yummy! I have been looking for more spaghetti squash recipes, miraculously my son loves it. Unfortunately my husband doesn’t so I have to get creative. 🙂
Yum! I’ve been testing new crockpot recipes lately and this sounds amazing.
This looks so yummy! My husband and kids are not huge squash lovers, but I could probably get away with making this and they wouldn’t even realize it isn’t actual pasta (well, my husband may notice, but not the kids)! I can’t wait to try this!
I really need to try this method of cooking spaghetti squash! I have a couple sitting on my counter right now and I usually bake them. But I’ll be using this technique for my next recipe with them!
I’m not a huge fan of squash, but man I would eat all of this up! It looks so good and I can smell it through my screen!