Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

Name: Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 411 grams diced tomatoes; 118 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 4 green onions, chopped; 907 grams ground chicken; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 Tbsps freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 6 servings Parmesan cheese; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 kilograms spaghetti squash; 680 grams tomato-basil pasta sauce

Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs is a gluten free and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 42g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 565 calories. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, basil, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds.

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Spaghetti Squash

Seeds

Bake squash, cut sides down, on a lightly greased baking sheet at 400 for 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes.

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Squash

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine ground chicken, green onions, parsley, 2 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and salt. Shape into 24 (2-inch) balls.

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Grated Parmesan Cheese

Ground Chicken

Green Onions

Parsley

Salt

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. Scrape inside of squash to remove spaghetti-like strands (about 6 cups). Cover and chill squash and meatballs up to 24 hours. Cook garlic in hot olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 1 minute.

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Meatballs

Olive Oil

Spaghetti

Garlic

Squash

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Dutch Oven

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Add pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, and meatballs; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes. Microwave squash, covered with plastic wrap, at HIGH 3 minutes. Stir basil into sauce; serve over squash. Top with Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Pasta Sauce