Is it squashghetti or spagash...

I made a delicious slow cooker meal recently and, to my surprise, my husband liked it too! I can't decide what to call it though? Squashghetti or Spagash.  I like Squashghetti! 

On Wednesday's and Thursdays my son and I are out of the house most of the day; so slow cooker meals come in handy. I wanted to try something different. I saw this recipe on Pinterest and decided to add a little to it. There are only three ingredients! What is great about this recipe is you can change it up. Spaghetti squash is so delicious and much better than pasta. I didn't even add butter and that's my motto!

Ok, so here's what I did:

Clean, spilt in half vertical, scoop out seeds and membranes of spaghetti squash.

Put cut side down in your slow cooker. Next time I will get a bit small of a squash this one was almost too big!

Then add about 1 lbs of frozen meatballs and any veggies you would like. I had time for mushrooms here so I added them in. I would like to try zucchini, onions, bell pepper and onions along with the mushrooms. 

Then add your favorite spaghetti sauce, I added a jar which is 24 oz. You can add more if you like. I discovered that the squash makes a lot of liquid which thinned out the sauce a little. I might add some tomato paste next time to help thicken it up. 

That's it, put your lid on and set it for 5-6 hours on low. You can set it for 3-4 on high if you want your meal faster. 

It took tongs and a spatula to get the squash halves out.  The squash came out so easy. On the left I have scooped out the insides and on the right I haven't. I could have just eaten the squash by its self.

This squash made a lot and you can kind of see the water or juices pooling on the plate here. 

This doesn't look like a lot but it was filling. 

This looks very similar to spaghetti and meatballs. It was so yummy!

Here's the ingredient list and cooking times:

1 spaghetti squash medium sized

1 lb of frozen meatballs 

1 jar or 24-32 of homemade marinara sauce

veggies; I added 4 oz of sliced mushrooms, you can add onions, bell pepper, zucchini and anything else you can think of.

Cook on low 5-6 hours

or

High for 3-4 hours

I hope you and your family enjoy this as much as we did!