I simmer the spiced ground beef in tomato sauce, spike it with a hit of tangy apple cider vinegar and add a bit of sweet and slightly bitter molasses. I use both paprika and smoked paprika to add a mild, smoky flavor to the dish and I use cayenne to add some heat. Roby and I both love this recipe and I’m so sure that you and your family will love it too. I had the hardest time trying to decide on a name for this recipe. I was trying to choose between “sloppy joe boats” or “sloppy joe spaghetti.” This recipe looks like sloppy joe in a boat but it tastes like sloppy joe spaghetti. I (obviously) went with boat, because that sounds more fun. Now that I’ve told you this story, I’m sure you’re probably thinking that I should’ve gone with spaghetti… or maybe you’re normal and don’t obsess over recipe titles the way I do. Forget the name, let’s call just call this delicious. If you don’t have spaghetti squash, you can make boats out of zucchini, butternut squash, acorn squash, and probably several other vegetables. You could stuff this saucy filling into a bell pepper or serve it on top of a sweet potato. I like the spaghetti squash because not only does it serve as an awesome bowl (hooray for fewer dishes!), I can also twirl its noodle-like strands onto my fork the way I would if I were eating spaghetti with meat sauce. Like this recipe? Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board now so you will remember to make it later!
