Spaghetti Squash w/a Roasted Vegetable Smoked Meatball Sauce

[teacup13]

didnt know where to post this so here goes

this is what was on the menu tonight

Spaghetti Squash w/a Roasted Vegetable Smoked Meatball Sauce
for the meatballs
1 1/2lbs ground beef
1/2 lb hot italian sausage
sprinkle of parmesan cheese
mix and roll into meatballs. i used a mix of cherry/maple to smoke these. smoke for approx 1 1/2hrs or until done. you can also grill the meatballs

for the sauce
3 bell peppers - your choice of colors
1 large onion - quartered
1 head of garlic - cloves separated
1 lb mushrooms
3 large ripe tomatoes,chopped
1 large can of your favorite pasta sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
italian seasoning
place your veggies on a baking pan and coat with olive oil. sprinkle salt and pepper on them. roast at 400 until desired color and consistency or the garlic is soft.pierce your spaghetti squash and place in the oven as well

while veggies are roasting. place the tomatoes,sugar and italian seasoning in a pot. bring to a boil and then simmer until tomatoes have broken down and sauce like

veggies all done...chopped them roughly and add to sauce. next add meatballs and simmer for a couple of hours

Squash are all finished...time to cut them open

time for some plating pictures

 

[fire it up]

Oh wow, wow that looks incredible! I have been dying to do some spaghetti squash, and to top it with something like that meatball sauce?!?!?!? It just looks so good!
I'm writing copying this one right now and can't wait to try it out.
Super-duper points if I could.

 

[rickw]

I like me some spaghetti squash. That looks freakin awesome.

 

[teacup13]

thanks guys.. this is a keeper recipe in our house now...

next time i am going to try and grill all the veggies. i am also going to roast everything on the grill, making this a totally outdoor recipe so we dont heat up the house this summer

 

[alx]

That definetly is freakin awesome.My greek friends mother does a similiar dish with squash.I can't wait for my eggplant to ripen..

 

[sumosmoke]

I'll tell you what, that's an impressive smoke all around and most definitely worthy of points. I bet the smoked veggies really brought a different flavor to the sauce, along with the smoked meats. Excellent post, points, points, points!!!

 

[shooterrick]

Wow! That looks wonderful. MMMMMM

 

[werdwolf]

I've tried some spaghetti squash recipes cause I'm supposed to cut the carbs down. Never really liked them very much.

But this is enough to give this vegetable 1 more try. Thanks for the great post.