Spaghetti Squash Turkey Sausage Casserole Recipes

TURKEY SAUSAGE & MUSHROOM SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare the spaghetti squash by following these instructions or these instructions for cooking in the oven or these instructions for cooking in the microwave.
• Scrape out the "noodles" into a large bowl using a fork and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until onion starts to soften and become translucent.
• Add the garlic and cook for another minute or two.
• Add the turkey sausage to the skillet, and cook until nearly cooked through, crumbling it as it cooks.
• Then add the mushrooms and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and heat through for a minute or two.
• Combine the sauce and the spaghetti squash, and transfer to a 9/13 casserole or glass baking dish.
• Place dollops of ricotta over the top of the spaghetti squash mixture and stir in partially.
• Top with shredded mozzarella and parmesan and bake for 25-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned, and casserole is heated through.
• Let sit for 5 minutes or so before serving.

TURKEY SAUSAGE & MUSHROOM SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare the spaghetti squash by following these instructions or these instructions for cooking in the oven or these instructions for cooking in the microwave.
• Scrape out the "noodles" into a large bowl using a fork and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until onion starts to soften and become translucent.
• Add the garlic and cook for another minute or two.
• Add the turkey sausage to the skillet, and cook until nearly cooked through, crumbling it as it cooks.
• Then add the mushrooms and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and heat through for a minute or two.
• Combine the sauce and the spaghetti squash, and transfer to a 9/13 casserole or glass baking dish.
• Place dollops of ricotta over the top of the spaghetti squash mixture and stir in partially.
• Top with shredded mozzarella and parmesan and bake for 25-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned, and casserole is heated through.
• Let sit for 5 minutes or so before serving.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH & TURKEY SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mist a 9x13 baking pan with Pam. Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds and place cut side down in baking pan. Bake 45 minutes until tender.
• Remove squash from oven and let cool slightly. Remove squash from pan, and using a fork, scrape out flesh back into pan. Spread out slightly.
• Mist a large skillet with Pam. Crumble sausage into skillet and cook over med-high heat until no longer pink, breaking into small pieces with spoon. Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle 1 tbsp parmesan cheese and 1 tsp Mrs. Dash over squash. Top with tomato spinach and crumbled sausage; sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp parmesan and remaining 1 teaspoons seasoning. Lightly coat the mixture's surface with Pam.
• Bake 20-25 minutes more, or until casserole heats through and cheese melts.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 (F) degrees.
• Carefully split the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise.
• In a 3 quart casserole dish place a shallow amount of water to the bottom of the dish until the bottom is covered, just.
• Place each squash half, open face down on the casserole dish within the shallow water. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the squash is just soft and stringy to the touch.
• Leaving the oven on, Remove the baked squash from the oven. Carefully start scrapping the squash from the shell (it will be hot), placing the scrapped contents in a medium-large bowl. Be sure to save your shells, simply place the empty shells back in the same shallow casserole dish. These will be reused in a just a bit.
• Add the Spaghetti sauce, salt and garlic powder in with the spaghetti squash that was scrapped into the medium bowl and mix until well combined.
• Fill the shells. Start will a base layer to each shell with the spaghetti squash, add a light layer of the cubed sausage followed by a light layer of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat this process until all ingredients are evenly layered between both shells. Top with any remaining cheese and add the Parmesan cheese evenly to the top. Place back in the oven and allow to heat through for an additional 10-15 minutes or until bubbly and all the cheese is melted.
• Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 3-5 minutes. Plate & Serve.

ITALIAN TURKEY AND SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out seeds. Place squash, cut sides down, in a large baking dish and prick skin all over with a fork. Bake until tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook turkey with season salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain, remove from skillet and set aside.
• In same skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and stir-fry until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add cooked turkey and simmer, stirring often, until desired consistency, about 5 minutes.
• Place ricotta cheese and egg in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
• Coat a 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. Remove squash from oven and increase oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• Using a fork, carefully rake stringy squash pulp from shell, separating it into strands that look like spaghetti. Arrange spaghetti squash strands in bottom and up sides of pie plate to form a crust.
• Add ricotta cheese mixture and gently spread over squash.
• Pour tomato-turkey sauce over cheese mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before dividing into six servings.