Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner

Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner has a lusciously creamy, smoky, and cheesy sauce with a slight amount of heat from Italian Sausage with Spaghetti Squash. If you love Gouda Cheese then this dish is for you. Needless to say, Smoked Gouda was used in this dish, however, it could be switched out with plain gouda if you so desire. Personally, I love the smoky flavor.  Indeed, it’s easy to make and easy to clean up as it is a one-pot dish.

Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner Notes:

Anyway, I had a lot of leftover spaghetti squash. Not to mention, I had purchased no nitrate, no antibiotic, and organic sausage at my local organic grocery store. Finally, I started to think about what I could add to the dish. Incidentally, I had spinach, fresh tomatoes, and Gouda. Consequently, an idea just started circling my brain. Finally, I added a little of this and a little of that. As a result of this, I soon had a recipe.

Personal Notes:

Needless to say, I have a notebook at home that I write recipes in. In fact, some I write before cooking some take shape while I am in the middle of the dish. After each addition, I write it down in my notebook. Incidentally, I have also created my own shorthand (an abbreviated form of writing). Occasionally I can’t remember what the abbreviation is. Therefore, I have to write my recipe down within a day or two. Because if I wait too long even I can’t make my notes out.

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Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner

Ingredients:

• 4 cups or more of cooked spaghetti squash
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 minced clove of garlic
• 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
• 4 cups of spinach
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup white wine (of your choice) or water or apple juice
• 1 lb smoked chopped Gouda
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400. Prick the skin of the spaghetti squash with a fork a couple of times. Place small whole spaghetti squash in the oven. Cook for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes turn the squash over and cook another 30 minutes. Prick the skin of the squash if it is easy to prick squash is done. If not continue cooking for another 10 minutes at a time and keep checking if the squash is done. When done remove the squash from the oven with oven mitts and allow it to cool. Once cool cut the squash in half. Using a fork scrape the squash off the sides and in the middle of the squash. Approximately 4 cups Or cook squash a day or two ahead of time.

Add avocado oil to a frying pan on medium heat. Add chopped onions, garlic and Italian sausage removed from casings once oil is hot. Once the sausage has cooked through. Add squash, spinach, tomatoes, salt, pepper, water, and smoked gouda. Once the cheese has begun melting add heavy cream and milk. Cook until the sauce is combined. Scoop out portions and serve in a bowl.

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Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner

Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner Recipe is a creamy cheesy luscious sauce with a slight amount of heat from Italian sausage. Serve over Spaghetti Squash.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword Cheesey, Cream, Creamy Alfredo, Garlic, Gouda, Gouda Cheese Sausage & Spinach Dinner, Gouda Sausage & Spinach Dinner, Milk, Onion, Sausage, Smoked Gouda, Smokey, Spagehetti Squash, Spinach, Sweet Italian Sausage, Toamto

Cook Time 20 minutes

Cooking the Spaghetti Squash 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 347kcal

Author LaRena Fry

Equipment

Large Cooking Pan or Pot

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked Spaghetti Squash or more
• 1 tbsp avocado oil
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 clove of minced garlic
• 1 lb sweet Italian Sausage
• 4 cups spinach
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 lb smoked Gouda
• 1/4 cup white wine of your choice, water or apple juice
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

Baking the Spaghetti Squash

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Prick the skin of the spaghetti squash with a fork a couple of times.
• Cook 30 minutes.
• Place small whole spaghetti squash in the oven.
• After 30 minutes turn squash over and cook another 30 minutes.
• Prick the skin of the squash if it is easy to prick squash is done.
• When done remove squash from the oven with oven mitts and allow to cool.
• Once cool cut the squash in half.
• Using a fork scrape the squash off the sides and in the middle of squash.
  4 cups cooked Spaghetti Squash
• Or cook squash a day or two ahead of time.

Cooking Sausage & Spinach

• Add avocado oil to a frying pan on medium heat.
  1 tbsp avocado oil
• Add onions, garlic and Italian sausage removed from casings once oil is hot.
  1 cup chopped onions, 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 lb sweet Italian Sausage
• Add squash, spinach, tomatoes, salt, pepper, water, and smoked gouda.
  4 cups spinach, 1 cup chopped tomatoes, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 lb smoked Gouda, 1/4 cup white wine of your choice, water or apple juice
• Once the cheese has begun melting add heavy cream and milk.
  1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/2 cup milk
• Cook until sauce is combined.
• Scoop out portions and serve in a bowl.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 576
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 41 g	63 %
Saturated Fat 21 g	103 %
Monounsaturated Fat 3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 173 mg	58 %
Sodium 1387 mg	58 %
Potassium 467 mg	13 %
Total Carbohydrate 15 g	5 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g	17 %
Sugars 7 g
Protein 36 g	72 %
Vitamin A	106 %
Vitamin C	54 %
Calcium	48 %
Iron	16 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Nutrition

Serving: 4servings | Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1182mg | Potassium: 581mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3535IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 12mg