Spaghetti Squash Primavera
Sometimes I’ll think to myself that I could totally recreate my favorite dishes in “clean eating” form. One of my favorite pasta dishes of life is pasta primavera. I love it with a creamy pink sauce with big ol’ rigatoni noodles. I need it from our local mom and pop Italian restaurant and I could eat the whole thing in one sitting. It’s bad.
I then thought to myself I could attempt to make a clean version, and in a casserole/baked form. No, it wasn’t the same as Frenchie’s, but it was an amazing replacement that was fulfilling.
Spaghetti squash is one of those things we just love and is a go-to item for us when we want something healthy and hearty. We usually make a homemade turkey meat sauce with it, but I wanted to mix it up. Hence my spaghetti squash primavera. Add it into your spaghetti squash casserole rotation… if that rotation exists.
I am one of the quick and easy mindset (or maybe lazy?), so I always microwave my spaghetti squash. I poke a bunch of holes in it with a fork, microwave it 5 minutes, turn it, microwave another 5 minutes. Repeat the process until it’s cooked. I also buy the fresh steamable broccoli that can be microwaved. Ain’t nobody got time to roast and steam elsewhere.
- 1 medium to large spaghetti squash, cooked
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 1-1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups steamed broccoli florets, chopped
- 2-3 handfuls of shredded carrot, roughly chopped
- 1-1/2 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Cook spaghetti squash to preference
- Sautee the onion in a pan with the garlic. Steam broccoli florets to preference.
- Combine all ingredients besides the parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl.
- Transfer to a 11×13 oiled baking dish and smooth the top with a spatula. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes, until the top is a golden brown.
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Yum! I am always trying to clean up my dishes (though a giant pan of legit baked pasta sounds pretty perfect, too), and I love spaghetti squash.
I will admit that looks delicious but I cannot eat spaghetti squash! I just don’t like it… I’ve tried! I love lots of types of squash but spaghetti squash is one veggie I have a very hard time stomaching!
This looks AMAZING. Pinning it right now!
Pinned it! Cant wait to try it!
YUM! Adding this to my meal plan!
Just made this for lunch, except I added a pound of precooked ground turkey breast – SO DELICIOUS!!