Low Carb, Keto and Healthy Option
"Craving Italian? Pasta? Sauce? Can't have the carbs or just watching your figure? This is the most satisfying dish ever!"
Baked Spaghetti Squash Parmigiana
Servings – 2 Prep Time – 15 Minutes Cook Time – 40 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 Large yellow spaghetti squash
16oz jar Your favorite choice sauce, if looking for the keto and low carb options watch for sugars and carbs on the labels. Not all sauces are equal.
1 tsp butter
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/2 tsp garlic powder
olive oil
8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
chopped fresh parsley optional
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut squash in half, lengthwise.
Remove inside seeds, and piff using a spoon to scrap starting from edges moving inwards.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil.
Place both halves of squash cut side facing down.
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from oven, let sit for 5 minutes. Using two forks, starting from each edge working inwards, scrape and shred squash. It will form spaghetti like strands.
Add butter, and plate shredded squash.
Place as much or as little sauce desired.
Sprinkle with mozzarella shredded cheese. Sprinkle with parsley (optional).
"Add grilled chicken breast, precooked chicken tender strips for chicken parmigiana, browned ground sausage or beef for a meat sauce, or remove sauce completely and add in sautéed shrimp and butter sauce for a scampi style meal... Recipe coming soon!"
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