Baked Spaghetti Squash and Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 216.8
  • Total Fat: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
  • Sodium: 230.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
  • Protein: 9.4 g

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Introduction

This casserole is a great way to introduce your family to spaghetti squash because you combine it with real spaghetti! Delicious, colorful meal. This casserole is a great way to introduce your family to spaghetti squash because you combine it with real spaghetti! Delicious, colorful meal.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 spaghetti squash
    1 box whole wheat spaghetti
    1 Tbsp. olive oil
    1/2 cup onions, chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 red bell pepper, diced
    2 or 3 tomatoes, chopped
    1 tsp. basil
    1/2 tsp. salt
    black pepper to taste
    a few slices of mozzarella cheese
    2 or 3 Tbsp. parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Pierce spaghetti squash with sharp knife a few times, place on baking sheet, and bake for about an hour. Meanwhile, boil pasta. When squash is cool enough to handle, cut in half, remove seeds, then use fork to separate flesh into strands. Combine with drained pasta.

In big pan, heat olive oil, then saute up onions, garlic, and red pepper for 5 minutes; then add tomatoes and spices. Combine with squash and pasta, put in casserole, top with cheeses, bake at 350 for 40 minutes or so. Yum.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COWPUNKMOM.