Butternut Squash Spaghetti with Meatballs
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Ingredients:
For the meatballs:
1) 500g (1lb) of ground beef
2) 2 tablespoons of coconut oil or butter
3) 1/3 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut
4) 1 egg, beaten
5) 1/2 teaspoon of dried parsley
6) 1/2 teaspoon of dried garlic
7) Fresh ground salt crystals & peppercorns to taste
For the butternut squash spaghetti:
8) 1 large butternut squash, peeled
and then shredded with a grater or julienne peeler
9) 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
10) Coconut oil or butter for sauteing
11) Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
12) Fresh ground salt crystals & peppercorns to taste
Steps:
1) Pre-heat oven to 350 deg Fahrenheit (175 deg cel)
2) Grease a baking dish with coconut oil
3) In a large bowl, mix ground beef, egg, shredded coconut, dried parsley and garlic, salt and pepper with your hands
4) Using an ice-cream scoop (or a tablespoon or your hands), form ground meat mixture into golf-sized balls
5) Place greased baking dish for 3 minutes in the oven to heat up the oil
6) When oil has been heated up, place the meatballs 1-inch apart on the baking dish
7) Bake meatballs for 15 minutes in the oven, then turn them over, and bake for another 15 minutes or until crispy on the outside
8) When meatballs are cooking, use the grater to shred the butternut squash and mince the garlic. Saute garlic and butternut squash with a little oil in a pan over medium heat until butternut squash spaghetti is cooked
9) Serve meatballs with butternut squash spaghetti and garnish with chopped fresh parsley
Ingredients:
For the meatballs:
1) 500g (1lb) of ground beef
2) 2 tablespoons of coconut oil or butter
3) 1/3 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut
4) 1 egg, beaten
5) 1/2 teaspoon of dried parsley
6) 1/2 teaspoon of dried garlic
7) Fresh ground salt crystals & peppercorns to taste
For the butternut squash spaghetti:
8) 1 large butternut squash, peeled
and then shredded with a grater or julienne peeler
9) 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
10) Coconut oil or butter for sauteing
11) Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
12) Fresh ground salt crystals & peppercorns to taste
Steps:
1) Pre-heat oven to 350 deg Fahrenheit (175 deg cel)
2) Grease a baking dish with coconut oil
3) In a large bowl, mix ground beef, egg, shredded coconut, dried parsley and garlic, salt and pepper with your hands
4) Using an ice-cream scoop (or a tablespoon or your hands), form ground meat mixture into golf-sized balls
5) Place greased baking dish for 3 minutes in the oven to heat up the oil
6) When oil has been heated up, place the meatballs 1-inch apart on the baking dish
7) Bake meatballs for 15 minutes in the oven, then turn them over, and bake for another 15 minutes or until crispy on the outside
8) When meatballs are cooking, use the grater to shred the butternut squash and mince the garlic. Saute garlic and butternut squash with a little oil in a pan over medium heat until butternut squash spaghetti is cooked
9) Serve meatballs with butternut squash spaghetti and garnish with chopped fresh parsley
