Love spaghetti? Level-up your spaghetti squash recipe with more nutritious ingredients and still have that scrumptious taste. Consider this Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs recipe in your next comfort food cravings. This will definitely lighten up your day with its perfect texture and delectable taste of squash and meatballs.

Comfort Food: Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

Spaghetti squash and meatballs recipe

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Ingredients

• 2 (2 1/4-lb.) spaghetti squash
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (24-oz.) jar tomato-basil pasta sauce
• 1 (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• Parmesan cheese

Spaghetti squash and meatballs

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Procedure

1. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds.
2. Bake squash, cut sides down, on a lightly greased baking sheet at 400° for 1 hour.
3. Cool 10 minutes. Combine ground chicken, green onions, parsley, 2 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and salt. Shape into 24 (2-inch) balls.
4. 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.
5. Cook garlic in hot olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, and meatballs; bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes. Microwave squash, covered with plastic wrap, at HIGH 3 minutes.
7. Stir basil into the sauce and serve over squash. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti squash and meatballs is a wonderful comfort food

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That should do it for a nutritious twist of your favorite comfort food – spaghetti. The whole procedure should yield at least 6 servings of Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs. You’ll be amazed on how the flavor of squash perfectly enhances the flavor of this spaghetti recipe. Also, the meatballs provide the balance of flavors to complement with the rest of the ingredients.

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