Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti Bowl
Oh pasta! I love the large plates of that famous Italian restaurant with the never ending breadsticks. Insert heart. Yes, I still love pasta and have this on Leg Day workouts with the FASTer Way plan I follow. We carb cycle and have that got to have it type food (pasta, doughnuts, cake, alcohol) on Saturday’s leg day. But on some days we eat low carb and spaghetti squash is my go-to pasta like noodle.
NUTRITION SUMMARY:
*Nutrition: Calories 48 Fat 0.9g Carbs 10.7g Protein 1.0g Fiber 2.3g 1 cup of squash only
Spaghetti squash has many anti-oxidants, like Vitamin A and C. Vitamin A helps with your skin and mucus membranes, as well as eyesight. The high B-complex vitamins folate, B6, and niacin are also found in this squash. Plus it is full of minerals like zinc, copper, and calcium- 35.6% of your daily recommended value and potassium. Spaghetti squash also is a great dietary fiber source.
Baked and ready
The hardest part of preparing spaghetti squash is cutting it open. Be very careful and use a sharp knife. I have read that you can poke holes in the skin and microwave for 4 minutes to soften the outer layer. I haven’t tried this, but I sure do need to. Begin by washing the squash off. Cut length-wise, just like you would cut a watermelon in half.
Once you have it cut open pull all the seeds out of the middle. Brush with olive oil and season to taste. Place in a shallow baking dish with the bottom of the dish covered in water. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.
Carefully remove from the oven and drain the water. Pick up (remember it’s hot) with tongs or a strong fork or even a pot holder and place right side up on a plate. Then cut across the squash with a knife if you want to cut into bite size pieces. Then take your fork and pull the edges to the middle. You can serve out your 1 cup onto your plate or eat from the Spaghetti Bowl.
Ingredients
2 pounds of ground meat of choice (hamburger, turkey, chicken)
Spaghetti sauce of choice (we love Prego sugar-free)
1-2 Spaghetti squash (depending on how many people are eating this and not real pasta
salt pepper
olive oil to brush squash before cooking
Directions
Pre Heat oven to 425 degrees
Wash and cut open squash - lengthwise
Pull out seeds
Brush with olive oil and salt and pepper
Place flesh side down in a shallow baking dish. Fill with water to cover the bottom of the dish
Place in oven and cook for 25 minutes.
Brown the ground meat till done and drain grease Put meat back into the pot skillet you cooked it in
Pour the spaghetti sauce into the meat and heat till bubbly
When your squash is done remove it from the oven
Carefully drain water off of the plate
Flip gently onto the skin side and cut with knife or fork to break apart the flesh of the squash
Serve up your cup of squash onto your plate and cover with your meat sauce. Add in a side salad or green beans.
Enjoy
