All the delicious flavor of your favorite lasagna stuffed in a spaghetti squash. Lasagna Stuffed Spaghetti Squash is not only healthy and low carb but, when you use the squash as a bowl, cleanup is a breeze!
Today's dish of Lasagna Stuffed Spaghetti Squash came about when I spied spaghetti squash on a menu plan. It was accompanied by a chicken breast but I had been having so much chicken lately, Chicken & Walnut Salad, Crockpot White Chicken Chili and Chicken with Avocado Salsa, that I wanted something a little different.
One of my favorite meals is always something Italian or Mexican so I went with Italy and decided on a healthy lasagna made with spaghetti squash and hot Italian turkey sausage. And why dirty an extra dish when you can use the squash itself as a bowl. I'm patting myself on the back for that one. 🙂
It's made pretty much the same way that a standard lasagna is made except spaghetti squash is used instead of lasagna noodles and I substituted the turkey sausage for the pork sausage. Easy peasy!
The pasta sauce and sausage make enough for you to use 2 large squash but, since I am only cooking for two, I saved the extra sauce for another spaghetti night. Love healthier pasta options? Check out my Chicken & Pasta Alfredo made with a new pasta I found - edamame pasta.
Enjoy or as the Italians say "buon appetite"!
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Lasagna Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients
- 1 large spaghetti squash
- 32 oz jar organic pasta sauce, no added sugars
- 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb. hot Italian turkey sausage, out of casing
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Handful of fresh basil leaves
- 4-6 oz. shredded low-fat mozzarella
- ¼ cup Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick spray.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, scoop out stringy pulp and seeds, then lay cut side down on prepared cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes of softened. You should be able to insert a knife with minimal resistance.
- Let cool slightly then carefully shred with a fork. Try not to damage the outer skin since you will be stuffing it with the lasagna ingredients. Place shredded squash in a large colander in sink, salt generously, and let moisture drain out of squash. This will make your lasagna less watery since spaghetti squash contains a lot of water.
- While squash is cooling, heat oil in a large skillet and cook sausage, crumbling it as it cooks. Remove from pan. Saute onion, garlic and pepper flakes for 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Combine onion mixture with sausage then toss with spaghetti sauce. (You will have about half of the pasta-meat mixture left over for another spaghetti meal.)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- To assemble: Place squash halves in an 8x8-inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with a nonstick spray. The square dish should be perfect for holding the halves upright. Put a little sauce in the bottom of each squash skin, followed by a handful of squash noodles, some mozzarella cheese, bits of basil, then sprinkle with Pecorino Romano. Repeat layering two more times ending with a nice topping of both cheeses.
- Bake in oven for 25 minutes. If you like your cheese browned you can slip it under the broiler for last 2-3 minutes. Watch carefully so that it doesn't burn.
- Garnish with additional basil if desired.
Mary Frances says
Wow! This is such a great idea 🙂 I'm excited to try it out. Happy new year and thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
Linda Warren says
Thanks Mary! It really is delicious and you don't have to feel guilty about too many calories. 🙂