spaghetti squash lasagna :: recipe

With all the carbohydrates I consume on a daily basis, I was super excited to discover this DELICIOUS alternative to spaghetti! Typically I am not a fan of squash… I’ll admit it. BUT Once smothered in cheese, pasta sauce and ground meat, this dish is lip lickin’ good!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 – spaghetti squash
• 1/2  pound – ground meat of choice
• 1 Jar of spaghetti sauce (your choice!)
• 2 cups – cottage cheese
• 1 package of shredded cheese

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Place each half face down in a pan. Add a little water to the bottom – about 1 inch. Bake in oven for 30+ minutes – or until tender.
• While spaghetti squash is cooking, cook ground meat in a pan until done. Add spaghetti sauce to the ground meat.
• Once spaghetti squash is done cooking and tender, take a fork and “fluff up” the inside of the squash.
• Mix in cottage cheese into each half of the squash.
• Put meat/sauce mixture on top of the squash/cottage cheese mixture.
• Cover the squash with shredded cheese.
• Turn the oven to broil and put the “lasagna” back into the oven. Broil until the cheese is bubbly and brown.
• Voila! Spaghetti Squash Lasagna!!