Spaghetti Squash Turkey Marinara
Hearty "spaghetti" dinner with ground turkey and spaghetti squash is so satisfying. You won't miss the carbs.
Ingredients
- 1 lg spaghetti squash
- 1 lb ground turkey
- olive oil
- 1 bell pepper-chopped
- 1 onion-chopped
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh oregano-chopped
- 3 cloves garlic-minced
- marinara
- fresh basil-garnish
- parmesan shredded-garnish
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti squash in the microwave-see notes.
- Cook bell pepper and onion in olive oil add salt and pepper until translucent, about 6 minutes on medium. Add garlic, oregano and basil, cook 1 more minute.
- Add turkey and cook 8 more minutes adding oil if needed.
- Add marinara sauce. I used some I had frozen but just use whatever you have on hand. Simmer about 10 minutes.
- While your sauce is simmering shred the spaghetti sauce and add salt and pepper.
- Plate the squash and ladle sauce over the squash. Garnish with parmesan and fresh basil.
Notes
See the blog post on how to cook the spaghetti squash in the microwave.