What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Eat More: Yellow Squash Bolognese! I’m at it again. The Spiralizer has become my new best friend. This time the star attraction is yellow squash noodles in place of pasta. But first, prepare the Bolognese sauce. It not only takes a bit longer, but it will turn your kitchen into an aromatic sensation. The rich Italian Bolognese sauce is a time-honored tradition that can take up to four hours to duplicate. This version, however, requires less than an hour from start to finish. I knew you would appreciate that fact.
YELLOW SQUASH BOLOGNESE
Ingredients for Bolognese Sauce:
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Vidalia onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, diced
4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 pound ground Sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1/8 teaspoon marjoram
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1 28-ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
8 basil leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions:
In an iron skillet over medium heat, combine olive oil, Vidalia onion, and minced garlic. Add celery, carrot, and mushrooms. Sauté 5 minutes. Increase heat and add ground Italian sausage, fennel, marjoram, and oregano. Cook until meat is no longer pink and appears crumbled, approximately 10 minutes. Lower heat and add tomatoes, parsley, basil, sea salt, and pepper. Cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, approximately 30 minutes.
Ingredients for Noodles:
1-2 yellow squash
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions:
Spiralize the yellow squash into noodles. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil. Add yellow squash noodles; toss gently. Sauté no longer than two minutes. The noodles will turn soft, but not translucent. Serve with Bolognese sauce garnished with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
Looks delicious
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I need to get a spiralizer to try! I am not good with my veggies. Thankfully my kids love them. This looks like a good way to add a few more!
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Spiralizer is fun! Be prepared for extra helpers in the kitchen! 😜
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My bolognese has a first name, it’s S-A-U-C-E. My bolognese has a second name and it means “Let’s go eat”.
Would you believe I have never used a spiralizer? I live such a sheltered culinary existence.
DEE-LISH! As per . . .
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I agree. For me, using handy kitchen gadgets is like my husband going ape over his tools! 😍
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Great analogy!
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I grow what they call a spaghetti squash in my garden.. That will be perfect for this..
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Bet you can’t wait to “spiralize” it, Lisa. lol 👏
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nice post …..thanks for share
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I do this quite often too. It’s delicious and healthy.
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Right?! 😜
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So delicious!
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Colorful on the plate, too. 😋🌿
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Ah!! Appetizing 😋😋🤤
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It was a change from the usual. Change is nice. 👏
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Yeah it is very nice 😊😊
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Banana squash would work well – https://cookupastory.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/banana-squash/
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Great idea! 👏
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