Spaghetti Squash Lasagna
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Bowls. Healthy lasagna with all the flavors you love while being a healthy, veggie filled weeknight dinner. Spaghetti Squash Lasagna has all the things you love about pasta lasagna but on the lighter side while being delicious.
Servings 6
Calories 349kcal
Ingredients
- 2 spaghetti squash cut in half and seeded
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 ground pork
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 26 ounces can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- pinch pepper
- 1 tablespoon basil chopped
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella shredded
- 1 tablespoon basil chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Drizzle the cut side of the squash with the oil, salt, and pepper. Place them cut side down on an alumni foil lined sheet pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until tender.
- While the squash is cooking you can start the sauce. In a large saucepan over medium heat cook the ground meat until cooked. Remove the meat from the pan.
- Sauté the onion in the oil for five minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, cook for two minutes. Stir in your crush tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the sauce until the squash is ready to come out of the oven. Remove the squash from the oven and gently break up the flesh into noodles.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the basil and cottage cheese.
- Stir the sauce into each half of the squash.
- Top the squash with the mozzarella cheese.
- Place them under the broiler until they get golden brown. Top with the remainder of the basil.
Notes
How to Store Spaghetti Squash Lasagna
Cooked spaghetti squash needs to be stored in the fridge. Allow the spaghetti squash lasagna to cool completely, then remove from the shell and store in an airtight container. It will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.
How to reheat Spaghetti Squash
You can reheat this lasagna spaghetti squash with the microwave or you can put it in a baking dish in the oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes until it is all heated thoroughly.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 531mg | Potassium: 797mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 830IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 250mg | Iron: 3mg