Low Carb Lasagna
Do you ever feel the desire to cook a really good meal? Something that actually takes time and more than a handful of ingredients? I recently got the urge to cook and took full advantage of it and created something I have never made or eaten before. I've heard a lot of great things about spaghetti squash and using it as a low carb alternative to pasta, but I never found the time to actually make it. Now was my chance! I want to give you a heads up that this meal will take awhile to make, but I promise you it will be so worth the wait! This recipe was inspired by Low-Carb Mock Lasagna Spaghetti Squash Casserole from Kalyn's Kitchen.
Serving Size: 6-8
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 105 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 105 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 large Spaghetti Squash
- 1 jar Cucina & Amore Basilico Pasta Sauce
- 5 Hot Turkey Italian Sausages (I used Jennie-O)
- 2 cups Low fat Cottage Cheese (I used Knudsen Low Fat 2% milk fat, small curd)
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (I used McCormick's)
- Cucina & Amore Robusto Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 eggs
- 8oz bag of Shredded Mozzarella cheese (I used Lucerne Low-Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Microwave the spaghetti squash for 5 minutes
- Cut the spaghetti squash lengthwise
- Remove all seeds and pulp
- Brush the inside of the spaghetti squash with the Robusto Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Sprinkle the spaghetti squash with Italian seasoning
- Bake for 1 hour
- While the spaghetti squash is baking, remove the casings of each hot turkey Italian sausage
- In a frying pan, cook the loose sausage until it is completely browned
- Drain the excess grease from the cooked sausage and return to the frying pan
- On a low heat, add the Basilico Pasta Sauce to the cooked sausage, stirring occasionally
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the 2 cups of cottage cheese, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, and 2 eggs together
- Once the spaghetti squash is cooked, use a fork to shred the squash into spaghetti
- Reduce the oven to 375°F
- Spray an 8 inch by 11 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray
- Add a layer of shredded spaghetti squash, a layer of sausage & sauce, a layer of cottage cheese mix, and a layer of mozzarella cheese
- Repeat step #16 until there are 8 layers
- Bake for another 45 minutes
- Enjoy!
