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Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs

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Created by Clarissa on April 28, 2016

  • Category: Healhty Dinners, Healthy Daily Meals

Ingredients

  • 1 spaghetti squash

Sauce

  • 14 ounces can diced tomatoes
  • 14 ounces can plain tomato sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Turkey Meatballs

  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 3/4 cup chopped spinach
  • 1/2 cup quick cook oats
  • 1 egg
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. Cut Spaghetti Squash in half with cut around circumference of short side of the squash and clean out all the seeds with a spoon. Place the squash cut side down in large crockpot.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together one can diced tomatoes, one can tomato sauce, oregano, basil, thyme, garlic cloves and onion powder. Dump around the squash in the crock pot.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix together ground turkey, chopped spinach, quick oats, egg, salt, pepper, and chopped cilantro. Roll into balls and stack around the squash in the crock pot.
  4. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours until the meatballs are cooked and the squash is tender enough to be pierced easily with a fork. When its finished cooking use a fork to scoop the "spaghetti" flesh out of the squash halves, top with meatballs and sauce, and serve.
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