Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash with a Clear Method

Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash with a Clear Method is filed under Turkey and built around spaghetti squash, mild turkey sausage, and pasta sauce. Plan on 4 people.

Count on 10 minutes of prep, 1 hour of cooking, about 1 hour from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 2 medium spaghetti squash
• ¾ pound mild turkey sausage
• 2 cups pasta sauce
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese grated [this makes a HUGE difference in overall flavor, but you can also use the pre-grated type in a pinch]
• Freshly cracked pepper
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground nutmeg

How the cooking goes

1. Warm the oven to 425°. Line a rimmed sheet pan with baking paper (this will save your sheet pans and also you a lot of cleanup!).
2. Halve your spaghetti squash, scoop out the insides, and place them face up on your sheet pan; drizzle with olive oil and coarse kosher salt. Flip them over and drizzle with more olive oil and salt. Be sure to keep it to one side the insides of the squash to roast the seeds!
3. Oven-bake in your preheated oven until the skin easily gives when you poke it with a fork. It will feel soft and will indent. This baking time will vary drastically by the size of your squash; 30-60 minutes.
4. While the squash bakes prepare your filling. Brown some mild, turkey sausage and combine with pasta sauce. Heat gently in a medium saucepan.
5. Grip the squash with tongs and scrape out the insides with fork into a medium bowl.
6. Repeat with all remaining squash halves.
7. Season generously with olive oil, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and fresh ground nutmeg (leave this out if you only have the pre-ground type…it’s just not the same). it helps to season the squash in batches; fluffing with a fork to toss and coat.
8. Fill the empty squash skins or ovenproof dish with the spaghetti squash; top with ¼ of the turkey sausage pasta sauce; then then sprinkle grated mozzarella over the top.
9. Broil until cheese melts and browns. Serve immediately.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

If you want another plate from Turkey, open Turkey Sloppy Joes Rested Before Carving and Baked Turkey Meatballs for a Shared Platter.