Lasagna Style 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.

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with a thin layer of cooking spray. Place squash halves cut side down on the baking sheet.
• Bake squash 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife can be easily inserted. Remove from oven, and cool.
• Meanwhile, spray a non-stick saucepan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, saute the onion and garlic until golden brown. Stir in tomatoes, basil, bouillon cube, and black pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until you have a medium thick sauce.
• Remove squash strands with a fork, reserving the shells. Layer each half with a spoonful of the sauce, a layer of spaghetti squash strands, olives, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers until shells are full, or until all of the ingredients are used. Top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until Parmesan cheese melts.

LASAGNA STYLE SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place squash halves cut side down on the baking sheet. Bake 35 minutes, remove from oven and cool.
• Spray a saucepan with cooking spray. Over medium heat cook turkey with onion and garlic until the turkey is no longer pink and the onions are soft. Drain.
• Stir in tomatoes, basil, bouillon and pepper. Cook 15 minutes, until medium thick.
• Remove squash strands with a fork, reserve shells.
• Layer each half with a spoonful of turkey mixture, a layer of squash strands, olives and mozzarella. Repeat layers until shells are full. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake 20 minutes or until parmesan melts.

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.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Split squash. Remove seeds and stringy portion. Use fork to comb squash flesh, pullin it off in long strands. Place in large mixing bowl. Toss with four, garlic, and salt until well combined.
• Blend Ricotta, spinach, and Parmesan cheese in food processor or blender until smooth.
• To assemble, spread 1/2 cup pasta sauce on bottom of a shallow 6 cup baking dish. Top with spaghetti squash, arranging evenly and compactly. Spread Ricotta mixture evenly over squash. Spread remaining sauce over Ricotta. Cover with sliced Mozzarella.
• Bake on center rack of 350 degree oven, uncovered, until cheese is lightly browned on edges and juices bubble, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot. Makes 6 servings.

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.