Description
Spaghetti squash casserole with a creamy cheesy filling!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 spaghetti squash (2–3 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound ground beef
- 24 ounces marinara
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- For the squash: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with non-stick spray. Cut the spaghetti squash in half length-wise. Scoop out the seeds and discard. Drizzle the inside of the squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place spaghetti squash flesh side down on the prepared baking sheet at bake for 1 hour or until fork tender. Use a fork to scrape out long strands of squash, scraping across the width of the squash.
- For the meat sauce: Brown the ground beef over medium heat in a large skillet. Drain the grease and add the marinara to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes over low heat to heat through.
- For the cream cheese mixture: Add the cream cheese, sour cream, and parsley to a small mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
- To assemble: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Place half of the spaghetti squash in the prepared baking dish. Top the squash with half of the meat sauce and all of the cream cheese mixture. Add the remaining spaghetti squash followed by the remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle on the grated mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is hot. Serve immediately.
Notes
Scrape the spaghetti squash length-wise for short strands of squash or width-wise for long strands of squash. You can use any type of ground meat you prefer for the meat sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 80 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 413 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 820 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 19 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: casserole, keto, low carb