Spaghetti Squash Pizza Nests

Spaghetti Squash Pizza Nests are tasty, low carb, gluten-free, noodle nests with pizza inside.  Sometimes you want pizza and spaghetti. But you don’t want all those carbs. These low carb, gluten-free Spaghetti Squash Pizza Nests are made with low carb spaghetti squash and filled with pizza toppings.

Optavia Spaghetti Squash Nests Pizza Recipe

Author: Munjurul Cooking Method:Baking Cuisine:Italian Courses:Appetizer, Snacks Recipe Keys:Optavia Recipe

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time:1 hour 20 minutesRest time: 40 minutesTotal time:1 hour 50 minutesServings:4 servingsCalories:360 kcal Best Season:Summer

Description

 Spaghetti squash is cooked and the strands loosened into their spaghetti-like shape. Tasty pizza toppings are then added and it all gets baked in the oven.

Ingredients

Spaghetti Squash Nests:

• 1 spaghetti squash
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup reduced-fat parmesan cheese
• 4 eggs

Pizza filling:

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• 2 2/3 cups shredded, reduced-fat mozzarella

Instructions

Spaghetti Squash Nest Directions:

1. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Bake spaghetti squash halves with the cut side down on a sheet pan at 400⁰F for 30 minutes, until the flesh of the squash, can be shredded with a fork.
2. Remove the squash from the oven, allow it to cool, and shred the flesh with a fork into a bowl. Measure out 4 cups, saving any leftovers for another meal.
3. Combine the spaghetti squash with the salt, parmesan, and eggs; mix well.
4. Fill 12 indentations of a silicone muffin pan or a muffin pan lined with parchment baking cups with the spaghetti squash mixture, leaving a well in the center of each for the filling.
5. Bake the spaghetti squash nests at 400⁰F for 12 minutes until they begin to brown.

Pizza Filling

6. Toss the tomatoes with salt, basil, and oregano, and fill each nest with an equal amount of the mixture.
7. Sprinkle each nest with cheese, and bake at 400⁰F for about 8 minutes.

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