Name: Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded - 1 (4 pound); Extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon; Zucchini, roughly chopped - 1 medium; Onion, roughly chopped - ½ medium; Red bell pepper, roughly chopped - ½ medium; Garlic - 2 cloves; Yam, peeled and chopped - ½ medium; Chopped carrots - ½ cup; Lean ground turkey - 2 pounds; Almond meal - 1 cup; Eggs - 2 large; Sea salt - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

1. Spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded - 1 (4 pound)

2. Extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

3. Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon

4. Zucchini, roughly chopped - 1 medium

5. Onion, roughly chopped - ½ medium

6. Red bell pepper, roughly chopped - ½ medium

7. Garlic - 2 cloves

8. Yam, peeled and chopped - ½ medium

9. Chopped carrots - ½ cup

10. Lean ground turkey - 2 pounds

11. Almond meal - 1 cup

12. Eggs - 2 large

13. Sea salt - ½ teaspoon

14. Freshly ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cover two baking pans with aluminum foil.

2. Stage

Place squash, cut-sides up, on one prepared baking sheet. Brush the insides lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Let the oil soak in for about 2 minutes, then flip so cut-sides are down.

3. Stage

Cook in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork, 45 to 60 minutes.

4. Stage

Meanwhile, prepare meatballs: Combine zucchini, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, and transfer to a large bowl.

5. Stage

Add yam and carrots to the food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, and add to the zucchini mixture.

6. Stage

Add ground turkey, almond meal, eggs, sea salt, and pepper to the bowl; mix really well. Form the mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place on the remaining baking sheet.

7. Stage

Place in the oven on another rack and cook until no longer pink in the middle, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

8. Stage

Remove spaghetti squash and meatballs from the oven. Shred spaghetti squash flesh with a fork into a colander to drain. Cover the colander with foil and let drain for 1 to 2 minutes.

9. Stage

Season spaghetti squash with salt and pepper and top with meatballs.