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Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti squash seems to be every health nut's go-to carb replacement. We've tried many many recipes before, but no other spaghetti squash recipe comes close to this New York nutritionist's!
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Course Entrées, Sides
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 spaghetti squash
  • 3 onions
  • 6 Carrots
  • 4 large Tomatoes
  • ½ - ¾ cup tomato sauce
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1 ½ cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 lb ground turkey breast
  • 1 cup Craisins
  • 1 cup black olives pitted
  • 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut squash in half and place face down in the oven on 350 F for 40 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool. Scrape out the insides with a fork (it will be in strands).
  • Chop 3 onions, 6 carrots, and 4 large tomatoes. You can use a food processor to make it quicker. Sautee in 1 ½ tbsp olive oil. Use ½ of the sautéed onion/vegetable mixture and add ground turkey breast, 1 tbsp ketchup, ½ cup tomato sauce and 1 cup chicken broth. Cook together, occasionally stirring until meat is almost entirely cooked (5-8 minutes).
  • Add ½ cup of Craisins, lower temperature to simmer, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
  • On the side, use other half of the sautéed onion/vegetable mixture and cook with spaghetti squash on medium low heat. Add 1 cup of chopped black olives, ½ cup chicken broth, 1 tbsp ketchup and ½ tsp salt. Sautee together on medium heat for 5 – 10 minutes.
  • Mix in ground turkey. Stir together for 3 minutes.
  • Serve in spaghetti squash shell.

Notes

** Add spicy peppers or parmesan cheese for a different taste.
***For a vegetarian version, divide all of the ingredients (except spaghetti squash in half) and exclude ground turkey.
Recipe and Image courtesy of Ilanit Blumenfeld, RD, MPH of IBG Nutrition.
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