SPAGHETTI SQUASH MILLION DOLLAR CASSEROLE

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This spaghetti squash casserole is comfort food done right, with a base of roasted squash covered in red meat sauce and a cream cheese-sour cream topping.

Provided by Kisha McDaniel Logsdon

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 1h55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

nonstick cooking spray
1 (2 1/2 pound) spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to taste
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
24 ounces pizza sauce (such as Great Value®)
8 ounces cream cheese
½ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
4 cups shredded Italian cheese blend

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
  • Drizzle the inside of spaghetti squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Place squash flesh-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until fork-tender, about 1 hour. Let cool until safe to handle. Use a fork to scrape strands across the width of the squash into a bowl.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, garlic, and dried onion in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add pizza sauce to the skillet; mix to combine and set meat sauce aside.
  • Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and parsley in a small mixing bowl and stir well.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  • Place 1/2 the cooked spaghetti squash into the prepared baking dish. Top with 1/2 the meat sauce and all of the cream cheese mixture. Add remaining spaghetti squash followed by remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle shredded Italian cheese blend on top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and casserole is hot, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 726.8 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 154.7 mg, Fat 52.3 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 29 g, Sodium 1830.5 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

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