Tasty Spaghetti Squash And Turkey Meatballs
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| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 spaghetti squash (or 2 cups worth)
- 1 slice sprouted whole grain bread (or substitute with 1/2 cup ground almond flour/meal)
- 1 dash Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 dash Black Pepper
- 1 dash Himalayan sea salt
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro
- 1/2 diced red bell pepper
- 4 diced mushrooms
- 2 egg whites (or 1 whole egg)
- 1 lbs lean ground turkey
- 1 dash hot sauce (optional)
- 1 handful Spinach
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Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to it's highest heat (typically 500-550F).
- Cut the spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise.
- Add the spaghetti squash to a glass baking dish and fill it with enough water so the spaghetti squash is submerged in 1 inch of water.
- Bake the spaghetti squash in the oven for approximately 20-30 minutes.
- As the spaghetti squash bakes in the oven, prepare the turkey meatballs coating by adding broken up pieces of bread (or ground almond flour/meal), crushed red pepper, black pepper, Himalayan sea salt, and fresh cilantro to a blender and blend. That is your turkey meatball coating.
- Next up is making the turkey meatballs. Dice up the red pepper and mushrooms and add to a dish. Put some of the mixture aside as we'll add it to the spaghetti at the end. Add the turkey meatballs coating to another dish. Add 2 egg whites to a third dish which will help the coating stick to the turkey meatballs.
- In the video I made 4 turkey meatballs, but you can make smaller meatballs if you like. Simply grab some lean ground turkey and roll it into a ball with your hands.
- Then grab a handful of the red pepper and mushroom mix and mix it into the turkey meatball.
- Coat the turkey meatball in the egg whites, then add the meatball to the coating mixture dish to fully coat the meatball. Repeat with the other meatballs.
- Once the 20 minute timer goes off, remove the spaghetti squash from the oven and allow it to cool down while you cook the tasty and delicious turkey meatballs.
- Add a little bit of cooking spray to a frying pan, place it over medium heat, then add the turkey meatballs and cook for 8-10 minutes, flipping occasionally to ensure it's cooked throughly.
- As the turkey meatballs cook, remove the spaghetti squash from the water. If it's still hot, grab the spaghetti squash with a towel, and in the other hand, use a fork to remove the seeds by scraping them out and throwing them away.
- To make the spaghetti noodles out of the spaghetti squash, continue scraping down with the fork inside the spaghetti squash. The spaghetti noodles will come out stringy and with the same texture as traditional spaghetti pasta.
- Add a cup of spaghetti squash to each plate, then top with the sliced mushrooms and diced red bell peppers, that you set aside earlier. Next, add a handful of spinach, then the turkey meatballs.
- (Optional) top with a dash of hot sauce if you like it spicy.
- Add some spaghetti squash and a piece of the turkey meatball to your fork and give it a taste. If you love it like I did, yell, DAMN that's good 😉
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Info (per serving):
Calories: 411
Protein: 46g
Carbohydrates: 14g
Fat: 19g