Unfortunately no photos - but wanted to share a recipe that had me at 98 mg/dl an hour in (edit: I am, diagnosed prediabetic so YMMV) and was really tasty. Almost like a tomato soup & grilled cheese combo but with "pasta" instead. I made adjustments below that aren't reflected in the original recipe.
Original link minus the grilled cheese: Link
For the pan:
- 1 pound ground meat
- 1/2 a yellow onion
- Spoonful of jarlic
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
For the slow cooker:
- 2 pounds spaghetti squash (approximately), uncooked
- 1 can petite diced tomatos
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning or another dried herb
- A shake of thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Olive oil where needed
- Chicken bouillon powder and a 1/4 cup of water
- (I added a dash of dashi, large pinch of brown sugar, and balsamic vinegar for some umami)
Instructions:
- In a large skillet, add diced onions until golden brown. Add garlic and ground meat and cook over medium-high heat until browned, crumbling the meat as it cooks. Add tomato paste for around a minute until fragrant. Drain the grease add the ground meat to the slow cooker.
- Add the tomatoes, water, chicken bouillon, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Stir to mix well.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, crosswise. Scoop out the seeds. Add the spaghetti squash the slow cooker, hole side down.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6, or until the spaghetti squash is soft.
- Carefully remove the spaghetti squash from the slow cooker, it will be hot.
- To serve – using a fork, scrape the side of the spaghetti squash so you have long, spaghetti-like strands. Stir the spaghetti squash strands back into the slow cooker until well combined with the meat and tomatoes.
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Grilled cheese was two slices of cheddar Tillamook between two slices of thawed Ezekiel bread, fried in olive oil.
You do better than me! My grilled cheese is one slice of bread 😜
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