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Servings: 4 people

Baked squash with beef and tomato topping

Author: Henriette Kristiansen
Keyword: beef, Dinner, Everyday Food, Gluten-Free, ground beef, Healthy, Squash
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Squash

  • 500 gram Ground Beef 4-7% fat
  • 9 gram Oil
  • 1 pcs. Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 0.5 pcs. Bell Pepper green
  • 0.5 pcs. Bell Pepper red
  • 2 pcs. Carrots
  • 54 gram Soy Sauce
  • 34 gram Ketchup
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 4 pcs. Squash

Tomato Topping

  • 50 gram Sundried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 can Tomato Puree small
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 2.7 gram Chili
  • Basil 1 handful fresh

Spinach Salad

  • 0.5 pcs. Pointed Cabbage
  • 2 pcs. Pear
  • 27 gram Olive Oil
  • 5 gram Dijon Mustard
  • 15 gram Lemon Juice
  • 21 gram Honey liquid

Instructions

Squash

  • Start by browning the meat in a bit of oil.
  • Finely chop the onion and garlic, and cut the bell peppers and carrots into small dice.
  • Sauté the vegetables with the browned meat.
  • Add soy sauce, ketchup, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Cut the squash in half and scoop them out.
  • Dice the scooped-out squash flesh and mix it into the pot.
  • Divide the meat mixture among the squash halves and bake them for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Drain the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes and cut them into small pieces.
  • Finely chop the basil and combine all the ingredients.  
  • Finely slice your pointed cabbage and cut the pears into thin slices.
  • Mix oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and honey together and toss with the cabbage and pears.
  • When your squash halves are fully baked, remove them from the oven, top with the tomato mixture, and serve with the salad.