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Healthy Spaghetti Squash Lasagna with ground turkey! A healthy casserole perfect for a make ahead meal. Easy to make, packed with protein, feeds a crowd and is freezer friendly!
It’s Monday and I’ve got a yummy ground turkey casserole recipe for you! I’ve made this spaghetti squash lasagna a thousand times. Well, maybe not a thousand times. But a lot of times. Every time I make it, I say “this time I’m gonna shoot it and put it on the blog.” Yeah… that’s been said more than 20 times.
It’s basically spaghetti meat sauce with spaghetti squash baked in the oven! I’ve added this healthy ground turkey casserole to my meal rotations last year. It’s so darn easy and filling. Don’t let the cooking scare you, but the taste is worth it!
Pro-Tip: Make the meat sauce and cook the spaghetti squash ahead of time, then store it in the fridge until you’re ready to bake it. It makes dinner time much easier when you break up the steps!
Another way to do it, is toss everything in a casserole dish, cover, place in the freezer, and take out a few days before baking. I’ve done this before when I know I’m going to be out of town. Very convenient!
The recipe does make a lot of food so make sure you work up your appetite before diving in! Speaking of working out…
Last week I realized how out of strength I am. Since my hip replacement surgery, I’ve been doing the same workouts with a few new things sprinkled in here and there until I fully healed. I completely changed everything I was doing. Added compound movements and intervals into my circuits.
The day after my first new workout I felt like I never worked out before. I was like why am I so sore? Oh yeah, because I’m doing different things.
When you do the same movement the same way over and over, it’s easy to do them mindlessly and not realize they’re no longer challenging the muscles. Obviously, that’s what happened to me because I’ve been sore like it is no body’s business. Either that or it’s old age. Haha.
After many injuries, no estrogen and this major surgery, I feel old! But I’m grateful to be feeling this good and have increased mobility. Now I need to challenge that mobility!
So if you want to see change in your body, the key is challenging yourself in the gym and in the kitchen. Start by finding a healthy recipe you love and building more change from there. I can’t think of a better healthy recipe to start with than this Spaghetti Squash Casserole!
More Healthy Squash Recipes
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna with Ground Turkey
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash, about 6 cups, sliced lengthwise with seeds removed
- 1 lb ground turkey breast, or ground meat of choice
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
- 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups kale, shredded, stems removed
- 19 ounces marinara sauce, no sugar added
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons grated parmasean, or nutritional yeast for dairy free
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Slice the spaghetti squash in half and remove the seeds. Place the two halves of spaghetti squash on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Salt & pepper the cavities of the squash, cover with tin foil and bake 45-50 minutes until tender.
- Remove from the oven and immediately remove the tin foil to allow the squash to cool. Then turn the oven down to 375 F.
- Add oil to a large sauté pan and bring to medium heat.
- After a minute or two, add turkey breast and minced garlic. Using a spatula, break up the meat and stir periodically until browned.
- While the meat browns, whisk together the egg white and almond milk in a small bowl.
- Add the egg white to the meat once browned with Italian seasoning and marinara sauce.
- Turn the heat to high a few minutes until the mixture begins to bubble. Once bubbling, reduce to low. Next stir in the shredded kale. It should wilt easily. Turn off the heat and set the mixture aside.
- Using a fork, separate the spaghetti squash from the skin.
- Using a square 8×8 casserole dish, layer the meat sauce on the bottom of the pan in an even layer, then layer spaghetti squash over it. Repeat the layers until all the sauce and spaghetti squash is gone. I usually get 4 layers. Sprinkle cheese over the top.
- Cover the casserole dish with tin foil. Bake at 375 F 35 minutes until top is brown.
Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is amazing! We arent eating it for a couple more hours and I have yet to put in the coconut milk. But what I have tasted is awesome! Thanks for the recipe!!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Made this tonight and topped the spaghetti squash with steamed broccoli, sliced cherry tomatoes, and green onions before pouring on the sauce. So delish!!!
Sounds so good. I love the broccoli addition!
i have been on a spaghetti squash kick and i’m going to have to buy another this week i thinK! this looks and sounds delish!
I’m obsessed with it. Hope you love it!
Yaaas! This low carb life can be so hard sometimes, but little delicious things (like this recipe) make it so much easier. This looks so delicious, I doubt I’ll even miss the noodles! ….Okay, well, at least not too much!
Sounds like the perfect recipe for you. I hope you love it Karly!
I love this idea! I used to do something sort of like this – a riff on my mom’s spaghetti pie using spaghetti squash. Your lasagna sounds so good!
Oh, spaghetti pie…you may have given me a new recipe idea! Let me know if you try this one.
This looks amazing! I just roasted a spaghetti squash and had no plans for it. Now I do!
Hope you love it Patrick!
This sounds amazing, Megan! I love how cozy and comforting it is, but it won’t leave you with a food hangover! Light, fresh, and delicious. The perfect meal!
Oh yes, it’s the perfect balance of everything. Thanks Blair!
Now that I learned how to cook a WHOLE spaghetti squash in the microwave I love it even more! I have so many recipes like that, I have a quiche I make every week and somehow seem to devour it before taking a photo of it!
Seriously love your cooking hack girl.
Mmmmm… you know me and my spaghetti squash love! Putting this on the list of things to make starting next week–this week is going to be nuts.
Good luck with everything this week!
Initially I had not today’s challenge was getting a 15 mile walk in during excruciatingly loud and wet 🙂 thunderstorms in Austin
But now I’m wondering since it’s so cold and damp if I shouldn’t make today the day I finally finally take on the challenge of the spaghetti squash!
Did you do it??? I did a 9 miler on Saturday and the last 1.5 miles poured on me. I was like oh well, I’m already here I might as well finish.