Spaghetti (Squash) Pie

Spaghetti (Squash) Pie
CarbsPerServing:44 total recipe exluding
tomato sauce
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 cups spaghetti squash -- cooked, strands
1 egg -- beaten
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon butter -- melted
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 egg -- beaten
1/2 pound ground beef -- or bulk Italian Sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion1/4 cup green pepper -- chopped
2 small cans tomato sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano -- crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried basil -- crushed
1 teaspoon dried parsley -- crushed
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
How to Prepare:
Mix squash, 1 egg Parmesan Cheese and butter well. Press evenly into
a 9" pie plate to form crust.
Mix Ricotta and 1 egg and spread evenly over squash mixture in pie
plate.
In large skillet, brown meat with onion and green pepper. Drain off
excess fat. Add tomato sauce and spices. Simmer a few minutes, then
spoon over Ricotta mixture in pie plate.
Bake at 350 for approximately 15 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella over
top, then bake an additional 5 Ð 10 minutes to melt cheese and set
crust. Let sit 5 Ð 10 minutes before
cutting.
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Wondering about spaghetti squash?
It is a sorta football-shaped squash, fairly large and quite yellow
in color. Cut it in half lengthwise (it is pretty hard to cut-be
careful!) and scoop out the seeds in the middle.
To oven bake, place in a baking pan, cut side down, with 1" water.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes (until its somewhat soft). To
microwave bake, place in glass pan, cut side
down, with 1" water and nuke on med-high for at least 10 minutes
(until somewhat soft).
After cooking, use a fork to remove the pulp from the rind-it'll
come out in spaghetti-like strands.
The smallest one I've ever bought yielded 3 c. strands. Larger ones
may yield 3 c. per half of the squash!
Spanish 'Rice'
CarbsPerServing:39 total recipe
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower -- freshly ground
1 bell pepper -- diced rough
1/2 cup onion -- diced rough
olive oil
14 1/2 ounces whole tomatoes -- canned
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce -- 1 to
2
1 teaspoon splenda -- 1 to 2
salt and pepper -- to taste
2 scallions - optional -- green only, chopped
garlic powder/salt - optional
How to Prepare:
1) In a small saucepan, add tomatoes, vinegar, worcestershire sauce,
splenda, salt and pepper, and garlic, if using. Break up tomatoes
with a
wooden spoon. Simmer on medium low, covered for at least 30 minutes.
Be careful not to let it cook down too much.
2) Chop up peppers and onion and saute in olive oil a large skillet
over
medium high heat, until the pepper and onion start to get a little
charred.
3) While peppers and onions are cooking, remove outer leaves of
cauliflower,
and cut away at the base until you are left with a stalk stem to
hold onto
and all the green cut away. Use the stalk as a handle and grate the
entire
head of cauliflower on the largest hole. It should be in small,
grainy rice like pieces.
4) Add a little more olive oil to the skillet, and the cauliflower.
Stir,
to make sure the cauliflower is coated and continue to cook until
it's soft
like rice, but not mushy. (You may want to cover skillet with a lid
and
steam it a bit if you're in a hurry)
5) Serve topped with tomato sauce and little chopped scallion
(optional).
Spanish spinach omlet
CarbsPerServing:no counts provided
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 box frozen chopped spinach
1 dashes of: Salt -- pepper, garlic salt
or other prefered spicesolive oil
2 eggs
How to Prepare:
Thaw spinach and drain excess liquid.
Saute spinach in about 3 TBLS. of olive oil .
Add desired spices ( also very good with chopped onions and fresh
garlic.)
Beat eggs in a bowl.
Add sauted spinach and mix with eggs.
Return to pan and fry on both sides till done. Yummy!
Easy Creamed Cabbage
Serves:2 large,10
CarbsPerServing:2 net carbs
Prep Time:20 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1/2 Head Cabbage - leaves seperated
3 oz Cream Cheese
1/3 Stick Butter3 Tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 Teaspoon Onion Powder
salt and pepper to taste
How to Prepare:
Steam cabbage until very tender. (You can do this in the microwave
or steamer.)In medium pan on med low heat - melt butter - add cream
and cream cheese, onion powder and salt and pepper. Stir until all
is melted. Add steamed cabbage - mix well. Contiue to cook until
desired doneness. Serve hot.
Squash and Zuccini with onions
CarbsPerServing:31 total recipe
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
2 yellow squash -- large, diced
2 zucchini -- large, diced
1 yellow onion -- shredded, or vidalia
(2 small will do as well)garlic salt
salt and pepper
lemon pepper
How to Prepare:
Grease the frying pan with a small pad of butter. Cooking spray or
vegetable oil can be used if prefered.
In a large frying pan saute onions until limp. Add zuccinis and
squash.
While cooking add 1 tsp garlic salt and one tsp of lemon pepper.
Cook on
med/high until soaft but not mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste.
And
viola! Simple and easy in 10 min!