Monday, February 11, 2013

Spaghetti (sketti) Squash Marinara - DeLish Recipe

After shamelessly watching far too many episodes of Diners, Drive Ins, & Dives, Guy Fieri finally visits The Pit Stop in Merrick, NY and demonstrates something healthy that looked so delicious I had to immediately go look up the recipe online to try and make it myself.   They coined it "Tony's spaghetti squash primavera"which I have now turned into fitgirldc sketti squash marinara.

Pre-blog post warning - this is so yummie you may need to make it immediately after reading this post .... and the recipe makes a lot so you will have food for 2 people for at least 3+ meals.

Also - as this is the fitgirldc blog and not the pitstop - I have improvised a bit on this recipe and posted my version here.

Ingredients:

1 Spaghetti Squash
1 Zucchini
1 Red/ Green/ Yellow Pepper
chopped brocoli
1 White Onion
chopped Asparagus
chopped mushrooms
chopped carrots
ground turkey meat
other optional add ins: other squash, eggplant, cauliflower
Herbs: oregano, basil, & per usual salt + pepper to taste
1 Jar Marinara sauce
Fresh Mozzarella
3 Cloves Garlic
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parmesan cheese
Directions:
1.Split spaghetti squash and remove seeds (see pic example)
2. Add squash to large pot of boiling water for 10 minutes
3. Dice all other vegetables
4. In a large pan heat extra virgin olive oil and add onions and garlic. Sautee until soft.
5. Add all other vegetables and herbs to pan; add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Brown turkey meat
 
7. Remove spaghetti squash from pot and let cool.
8. Using a fork, scrape the inside of the squash into a large bowl. Keep the shell.
9. In the bowl with the squash, combine the sauteed vegetables and 3/4 of the sauce.

10. Add the squash-vegetable-sauce mix back into the shell - if you were able to keep intact and top with thick slices of fresh mozzarella and the remainder of the sauce --> Bake the filled squash shells on a baking sheet for 10 minutes at 350°  
ENJOY :)

For the record, I have made this both ways, when I have ruined the shell and was off eating soo much cheese I made it without broiling the mozzarella on top and it was still delishious and probably a little more nutritious.  The picture, with all the amazing melty cheeeezzzeee is also fantastic, but if you ruin the outer shell (or boat) can be hard to do.

Side Note: as this is gluten free - can also be made dairy free by just removing all the cheese or vegetarian by omitting the meat.  One of the best things about this recipe is how versatile it is and can be made to your specific taste liking.


Let me know if you make it what you think!!!!  or you as always, you can email me with any questions at fitgirldcblog@gmail.com :)