
How To Make Spaghetti Squash Pizza Boats
Looking for a way to sneak veggies to your diet? This spaghetti squash pizza boats lets you enjoy your favorite dish without the extra calories.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2smallspaghetti squash
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2cupspizza sauce
- 2cupsmozzarella cheeseshredded
- your favorite pizza toppings
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then mist with cooking spray. Set aside.
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Using a sharp knife, very carefully cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds and stringy pulp in the center of the squash.
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Brush the flesh of the squash evenly with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place the squash halves cut-side-down on the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the inside of the squash is cooked through and shreds easily with a fork. (Larger squash halves will take longer to bake.) Remove from oven, and let the squash cool for a few minutes.
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Using a fork, shred the inside of the squash until all of the flesh is spaghetti-like.
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Add 1/2 cup pizza sauce and 1/4 cup shredded cheese to each squash half, and gently give it a toss until all of the spaghetti-ed squash is evenly coated with the sauce.
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Sprinkle a few pizza toppings on top of the sauce on each squash half, followed by about 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, plus a few more pizza toppings as desired.
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Turn the oven to broil. Place the baking sheet with the spaghetti squash pizzas in the oven and broil for 4 to 6 minutes, keeping a close eye on the pizzas so that they do not burn, until the cheese is melted and starts to turn a little bit golden.
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Remove from the oven, and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
For pizza toppings, you can use pepperoni, diced green peppers, thinly-sliced red onions, and crushed red pepper flakes. Microwave the squash for 2 to 3 minutes before cutting to soften it up.
Nutrition
- Calories: 580.26kcal
- Fat: 39.91g
- Saturated Fat: 21.76g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.09g
- Carbohydrates: 25.37g
- Fiber: 5.10g
- Sugar: 10.26g
- Protein: 31.91g
- Cholesterol: 115.64mg
- Sodium: 1387.15mg
- Calcium: 855.50mg
- Potassium: 723.41mg
- Iron: 2.01mg
- Vitamin A: 265.40µg
- Vitamin C: 17.42mg
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