1smallspaghetti squashyields about 3 cups cooked squash
1lb93% lean ground beef
2cupslow sugar marinara sauce
1cuplow fat cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
8tbspreduced fat grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Heat oven to 350. Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds and fibers. Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the squash. Bake in oven for about 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, brown ground beef, drain and add marinara sauce. In a 13x9 inch baking pan, spread 1/2 the sauce in the bottom.
Remove squash from oven, let cool. Shred with a fork- should shred in the consistency of spaghetti noodles. Layer on top of meat sauce. Add cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese.
Add another layer of meat sauce and squash. Shred mozzarella over top. Bake for 20 minutes.
Notes
*Serving sizes on the recipes are not necessarily "bariatric sized" portions but are "traditional" portion sizes.