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

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.