Ingredients
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Spaghetti Squash – 2
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Olive Oil – 2 tsp
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Garlic – 4 cloves
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Baby Spinach – 8 oz (225 g)
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Ricotta – ½ cup
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Kosher Salt – ⅛ tsp
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Mozzarella – 2 oz (60 g)
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Ground Turkey – 8 oz (225 g)
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Marinara Sauce – 1 ½ cup
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Parmesan – 1 oz (30 g)
Recipe
There are a lot of lasagnas out there: classic lasagna with meat sauce, potato lasagna, fake lasagna, and even pumpkin cheesecake dessert lasagna. Today, Cook It is beyond excited to share with you yet another, super healthy, version. We’re talking about spaghetti squash lasagna with ground turkey and spinach.
Calling it lasagna may be the tiniest bit of a stretch. However, it does have everything we love about the classic. Case in point: it rocks a blanket of ooey-gooey, stretchy cheese, tangy marinara sauce, and an appetizing, out-of-this-world aroma. Yet using spaghetti squash boats instead of lasagna noodles transforms it into a light and healthy weeknight meal option. What more could you possibly need?
Steps
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Preheat the oven to 350 °F. |
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Cut spaghetti squash lengthwise in half and scoop out the seeds. Arrange the squash halves, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. Bake for 50 minutes; let rest 10 minutes. Gently scrape insides of spaghetti squash with a fork and transfer them onto a kitchen towel. Squeeze out the juices. |
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Heat oil in a skillet. Add thinly sliced garlic and cook until translucent, about 30 seconds. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. |
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In a bowl, mix the spinach mixture, squash strands, ricotta cheese, salt, and half of the shredded mozzarella cheese. |
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Return the skillet to moderately high heat. Add turkey and cook, continuously stirring, until golden brown (about 4 minutes) before adding the marinara sauce. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from heat. |
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Increase the oven temperature to 425 °F. |
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Coat insides of spaghetti squash with the sauce. Cover with an even layer of squash mixture. Top with the remaining shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes. |
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Keeping the squash in the oven, preheat the broiler to high. Broil squash until cheese is golden brown and bubbly, about 1 minute. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving. |
Spaghetti squash lasagna is an insanely satisfying and comforting dish that makes it super easy to sneak in your daily vegetable servings. Just you try and resist it!
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