Lasagna A La Spaghetti Squash Recipes

SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Brush the inside of the squash halves with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Place cut-sides up on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until softened, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Scrape out strands of squash with a fork and transfer to a bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix half of the mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl. Stir into the squash. Stir in 2 or 3 tablespoons spaghetti sauce to turn mixture pink.
• Spread half of the squash mixture in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Ladle half of the spaghetti sauce on top. Sprinkle with half of the remaining mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining squash mixture, spaghetti sauce, and mozzarella cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted and browned, 30 to 45 minutes.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut squash in half and lay face down on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 30-35 minutes or until squash is tender. Scrape with fork to remove squash in strands. Hint: Wrap in paper towels and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight to absorb excess moisture.
• Stir diced tomatoes and jarred sauce together in saucepan and heat on stove.
• Cook ground sausage in a skillet on medium-high heat until browned. Add peppers; sauté for a few minutes, then add onion and garlic. Sauté for a few more minutes. Drain grease, if needed.
• In separate bowl, mix 2 cups cottage cheese with 1 cup shredded cheese. Set aside.
• In large bowl, mix together squash, pasta sauce and tomatoes. Set aside.
• In greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish, spread 1/3 of the squash mixture evenly. By layers, add half cheese mixture, half sausage, a third of the squash mix, remaining cheese mixture, remaining sausage and the remaining squash. Spread 1 1/2 cups of sauce over the top. Add 1 cup of Italian cheese blend over sauce. Top with Italian seasoning.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.

LASAGNA-STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Brush cut sides of squash evenly with oil; place, cut sides down, on baking sheet. Bake 30 min. or until tender.
• Meanwhile, cook sausage with onions and garlic in large skillet on medium heat 10 min. or until sausage is done, stirring frequently. Stir in pasta sauce; simmer 10 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Combine ricotta, Parmesan and 1/2 cup Italian Cheese.
• Place squash halves on baking sheet; fill with layers of ricotta mixture, meat sauce and remaining Italian cheese. Bake 15 to 20 min. or until heated through. Cut in half to serve.

LASAGNA A LA SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti squash in microwave oven about 12 minutes, then cool for handling. Once cooled, discard seeds and use a fork to 'dig out' the squash.
• Cook turkey with garlic and onions. Set aside to cool.
• Rinse spinach and allow it to dry on paper towel.
• Crush tomatoes with your hands (this will make your base sauce).
• Pour some of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass dish. Then use a thin layer of spaghetti squash, followed by layer of ricotta, then a layer of turkey, layer of spinach, another layer of sauce and a layer of mozzarella. Repeat layers one more time.
• Add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese to the top and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Take of foil and let the top brown, another 5-10 minutes.

LASAGNA-STYLE SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut squash lengthwise in half; remove and discard seeds. Place squash on a microwave-safe plate, cut side down. Microwave, uncovered, on high 16-18 minutes or until tender., When squash is cool enough to handle, use a fork to separate strands; transfer to a microwave-safe dish. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Stir in marinara sauce, cottage cheese, spinach, tomatoes, basil and Parmesan cheese., Cook, covered, on high 14-16 minutes or until heated through. If desired, sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese and basil.