SPAGHETTI SQUASH BREAD BRAID

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The traditional spaghetti bread braid was too carb heavy for even me, a super carb lover, so I made a healthy alternative with spaghetti squash.

Provided by Eamon's mom

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes

Time 4h50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 small spaghetti squash
1 (13.8 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough (such as Pillsbury®)
1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
½ pound cooked ground beef
1 zucchini, shredded
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Pierce spaghetti squash with a fork 10 times and place whole in a slow cooker. Cook on Low until very soft, about 4 hours. Halve squash and remove seeds.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Unroll pizza dough onto a greased baking sheet.
  • Scrape squash flesh into a bowl; mix in spaghetti sauce, ground beef, and zucchini. Spread squash mixture lengthwise down the middle of the dough. Top with cubed mozzarella cheese.
  • Cut sides of dough into even strips starting at the outside edges and stopping at the squash mixture. Fold alternating strips over squash mixture to form a braid. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with parsley.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until dough is brown and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483.2 calories, Carbohydrate 53.3 g, Cholesterol 80.6 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 1176.1 mg, Sugar 14.2 g

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