Spicy Asian Spaghetti Squash

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 spaghetti squash
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 onion

  chopped
• 3 garlic cloves

  minced
• 2 tbsp chopped ginger
• 1 lb ground Italian sausage

  omit for vegetarian dish
• 2 tbsp Sriracha
• 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 1 tsp Sesame oil
• 1 zucchini

  diced
• 1 bag baby spinach
• Cilantro

  chopped, for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Stab several holes in the squash, like you are cooking a potato
• 2 Cook the spaghetti squash in the microwave for 10 minutes. It should be soft
  when you take it out.
• 3 In a sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat,
• 4 Add the onions and ginger.
• 5 Cook for five minutes, until it becomes fragrant and they begin to soften.
• 6 Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute
• 7 Add the sausage and cook for about 5 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks, and is
  slightly browned.
• 8 Add the Sriracha, hoisin sauce and sesame oil and stir together. Simmer for 2
  minutes.
• 9 Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds (Careful, it may be hot)
• 10 Using a fork, scrape, scrape, scrape the inside of the squash to release the
  insides from the skin. You’ll see the squash form spaghetti-like strands as you
  do this
• 11 Stir in the spaghetti squash in the pan
• 12 Add the spinach and allow it to wilt, about 1 minute
• 13 Top with cilantro and serve

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