“OMG Juli. Spaghetti isn’t allowed on the paleo diet. Pasta is the devil.” Yes reader, yes it is. Spawn of satan that dough in noodle form is. That’s why it tastes so good and you feel instantly sick after you eat it. I miss “make your own pasta” at Macaroni Grill. Holy balls could I get down with that back in the day. And I would eat like 3 loaves of their fantastic bread before my doughy noodles even hit my dinner table. And I would have dessert. Lordy.
These aren’t real noodles. These are spaghetti squash noodles. And I love them.
Guess what happened today?! I tried to act like I knew what I was doing in kickball, reached my arms out for a ball coming “right at me”, and completely missed the ball. I mean, it wasn’t really even near me. I have no sense of how to catch things. Or where a flying object is in space. Or how to catch a ball, really. But then I caught the ball later, and redeemed myself. Thanks gosh. I think my team still kinda likes me.
I think I’m going to play in the park this weekend. And when I say play, I mean read in the park. I want to read “Catching Fire” and get through the entire book. It won’t happen because I’m a very slow reader and very easily distracted by the half naked bodies galloping through the park, but I will try my best.
I also want to bake a cake. Not just any cake though. I want this cake to have bacon in it. Don’t tell me you just said ew. If so, you’re dumb. Because it will be beautiful. I just know it.
Spaghetti and Meatball Bites
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds removed
- 1lb Tropical Traditions Grass Fed Ground Beef
- 1 (14oz) can tomato sauce
- 3 egg whites, whisked
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, use a spoon to remove the seeds and excess threads.
- Place spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes. Make sure not to overcook!!
- Add your ground beef to a large bowl and add 1/2 tablespoon of parsley, basil, and thyme and a bit of salt and pepper. Combine.
- Make your ground beef into small bite-sized meatballs.
- Now place a large skillet under medium heat, add your fat then small meatballs.
- Then add your can of tomato sauce, extra herbs, and salt and pepper.
- After meatballs have cooked for about 3-4 minutes, flip them and let them simmer in the sauce.
- While the meatballs are cooking through, remove your spaghetti squash from oven and use a fork to dethread the squash.
- Turn oven down to 350 degrees.
- Place silicone cups in your muffin tin then add your spaghetti squash threads to eat silicone cup, pressing down in the middle of the cup for the meatball to sit.
- Once the meatballs are done cooking, remove them from the sauce, and place each one in a muffin tin.
- Now pour just a little bit of beaten egg white on top of each muffin, spaghetti squash and the meatball.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until egg is completely cooked through.
- Add extra sauce to a bowl and dip your spaghetti and meatball bites in the sauce! BOOM!
Notes
You may have some leftover meatballs depending what size you make them. I just ate them while my other bites cooked. Obviously.
Made these lovely little things last night 🙂 LOVED IT!!! I’m transitioning over to paleo and have to say that recipes like this will make things a lot easier! THANKS!
I loved this dish but found that the spagitti squash was a bit moist. I am going to cook it in the cup cake pan first to get it a little crunchier then add the meatballs.
I wish these recipes showed stuff available in the UK. We don’t seem to have spaghetti squash 🙁
Any idea of how many calories, carbs, fat content, etc. these have? I’m just embarking on a weight loss challenge with a friend, and I’d love to try a new recipe that I can enjoy without any guilt.
Spaghetti and meatballs is one of my favorite meals of all time!!
These were delicious. I made them tonight and they came out great! I am really enjoying your blog and look forward to making more of your recipes in the future. Thanks!
I love your recipes, but lately I’ve been having trouble with the “print” function. When I hit it, it only opens the page on another tab. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I’m a Pampered Chef freak and love my stoneware–could we use those with this recipe as well? Thanks! (I have printed many of your recipes, it just takes me extra steps to transfer it into word processing.)
Hey Tammy! I’ve heard some people having that same issue, but we haven’t seemed to be able to fix it. I’ll keep trying to! As for the stoneware, I’m not sure, I’ve never used that!
These were amazing! My husband and I have just started a grain free diet, thank you so much for all your yummy recipes!
attempted to make these with acorn squash instead of spaghetti. As expected it didnt work. Still have some yummy meatballs though!!
Made them. Loved them. 4th recipe on here I have tried and loved. You go girl!
This is freaking ingenious!! I can’t wait to try this one! As I sit here and read your blog, I wish I had a paleo army to cook for – I want to make everything NOW!!!! I can’t wait for your cookbook to come out. I am so much more book oriented in the kitchen, and your pix kick serious ass!!