Spaghetti Squash Meatballs

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Spaghetti Squash

  • One Spaghetti Squash ( cut in half, and remove seeds )
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Spray olive oil or canola oil spray on a baking sheet
  • Place squash on baking sheet ( cut sides down )
  • bake for 30 minutes
  • remove from oven and let it cool
  • Once cool, use a fork to remove the stringy inner flesh from the spaghetti squash
  • Place in a bowl & toss with 1/2 cup organic or low sugar tomato sauce and 2 tbsp aged, grated Parmesan cheese

Meatballs

  • 1 pound lean ground organic beef ( or lean ground turkey or chicken )
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 tbsp aged, grated Parmesan cheese
  • a pinch of minced garlic
  • 3 minced basil leaves
  • mix together and form meatballs 3 inch in diameter
  • preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • spray olive oil spray or canola spray on a baking sheet
  • place meatballs on baking sheet, spacing each 1-2 inches apart
  • bake for 35 minutes
  • coat with organic or low sugar tomato sauce ( a teaspoon for each will do )
  • place over spaghetti squash & serve with a salad

Salad

  • 2 cups baby leaf spinach, 1 cup baby leaf romaine lettuce, 1/2 diced cucumber topped w/ 3 tbsp Cardini’s light balsamic vinegarette dressing

This meal may be used as Meal 4 in the Remedy Recipes book format. ( 6 oz. of meatball for men( about 4 meatballs ), 3 oz. meatball for women ( about two meatballs ), 1 cup spaghetti squash for both men & women.