Spaghetti w/ turkey meat & sauce

Recipe by Anna Collier

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Ingredients:

1 Spaghetti Squash (6 Green)

8* tablespoons of pasta sauce (3 Condiments - only use 8 if really needed)

A shake of cilantro

1 packet Meat (1 Lean)

Instructions:

Defrost meat if it's not already defrosted. You're stove will not defrost in time and you'll burn the meat. (Trust me, it happened). If you're using over 98% extra lean Turkey mean than you are allowed to have 7oz! Any other meat follow the usual guidelines.

First spray your cooking pan with PAM or another non-stick spray. Place your meat in the pan and cook it until it browns. This is the easiest step. You cook it the same way just as if you were browning meat for regular spaghetti.

preparing the spaghetti squash:

Cutting Up Spaghetti Squash Before Cooking

Advantages: It cooks faster.
Disadvantages: Like any winter squash, hacking it up takes muscle and a sharp knife or cleaver. It's also a bit more work to scrape out the seeds and pulp when they are raw.

Method: Just get in there and cut it in half (lengthwise) or quarters. You don't want to cut it up too small unless you want short strands. Scrape out the seeds and pulp as you would with any squash or pumpkin.

Bake rind side up about 30 to 40 minutes at 375 F.
Microwave 6 to 8 minutes (let stand for a few minutes afterwards)
Boil 20 minutes or so.

Separate strands by running a fork through in the "from stem to stern" direction.

Cooking Spaghetti Squash Whole

Advantages: It's easier.
Disadvantages: It takes longer to cook, and you need to watch out for burns when removing the pulp and seeds.

Method: Pierce the squash several times with a sharp knife. (Do this especially if you're microwaving it, or you may end up with a "Squash Explosion.")

Bake about an hour in the oven at 375 F.
Microwave 10 to 12 minutes, then let stand for 5 minutes or so afterward to finish steaming.
Boil for half an hour or so.
Slow Cooker/Crock Pot: Put it in with a cup of water and let it go on low all day (8 to 10 hours).

When done, cut open "at the equator" (not lengthwise), remove seeds and pulp (I use tongs and an oven mitt -- it is HOT) and separate strands with a fork.

Cooking times will vary with the size of the squash/pieces of squash.(

I zapped mine in the Microwave for seven and a half minutes after cutting it in half. Cutting it in half is extremely hard and can break your knife if you aren't careful.

Next time I'll probably zap it or bake it first, and then cut into it. It would've been a lot easier because the Squash gets very very soft.

One half of a Spaghetti squash is 1.5 cups worth. That's exactly three greens.
Only eat HALF of the spaghetti squash!

end results:

After using the fork to create your spaghetti place it into a bowl or plate and add the meat on top. Then the sauce. If your meat as gotten cold place the entire plate or bowl into the microwave for a minute and fifteen seconds.

Then eat and enjoy!