Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

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Description

Hearty and delicious vegetarian meal that everyone will love!

Ingredients

  • 2 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 (16 ounce) packages shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Brush the inside of squash halves with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Place cut-sides up on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until softened
  4. about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool until easily handled
  5. 5 to 10 minutes. Scrape out strands of squash with a fork and transfer them to a bowl.
  6. Adjust the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  7. Mix 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese
  8. ricotta cheese
  9. egg
  10. and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl. Stir into squash. Stir in 2 or 3 tablespoons spaghetti sauce to turn mixture pink.
  11. Spread 1/2 of the squash mixture in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Spoon 1/2 of the spaghetti sauce on top. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the remaining mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining squash mixture
  12. spaghetti sauce
  13. and mozzarella cheese on top.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted and browned
  15. 30 to 45 minutes.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Servings: 12

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