Spaghetti Squash Taco Bake
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4.4
Spaghetti Squash Taco Bake
Description
The Spaghetti Squash Taco Bake combines roasted spaghetti squash strands with seasoned ground turkey, black beans, salsa, tomato paste, jalapeño, and fresh cilantro. After cooking the meat mixture with garlic and onion, the squash is mixed in to absorb the flavors. The layered dish is finished with shredded Mexican cheese, which melts on baking, offering a creamy topping with a golden crust.
This bake features a balance of textures: tender roasted squash strands with a flavorful, seasoned turkey filling, and melted cheese binding the components. Heat from jalapeño and chili powder adds subtle warmth, while fresh cilantro and additional jalapeño provide brightness as a garnish.
Serve the bake hot from the oven, optionally topping with avocado, green onions, sour cream, or chopped tomatoes for added freshness. It stands as a flavorful dish that can serve as a main entree, combining the familiar taco flavors with a vegetable base instead of traditional tortillas.
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash roasted
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup salsa
- ¼ cup cilantro fresh chopped, plus more for garnish
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon jalapeño chopped, plus more for garnish
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 1 cup Mexican cheese shredded
- green onion avocado, plain Greek yogurt/sour cream, cilantro, jalapeño, toppings
Instructions
- Roast spaghetti squash. (Instructions for how to cook spaghetti squash can be found here.)
- While squash is roasting, heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 4-5 minutes. Add ground turkey and taco seasoning to the pan and cook, breaking meat apart with your spatula. Once turkey is cooked through and no longer pink, add black beans, salsa, cilantro, tomato paste, jalapeño, chili powder, pepper and sea salt to the pan. Stir until combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
- One squash is roasted and cool enough to touch, remove spaghetti strands from the peel and add the squash to the pan with ground turkey mixture. Toss to combine then transfer to a 8x8 or 9x9 square baking dish. Sprinkle cheese on top.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 375°F, or until spaghetti squash bake is warm throughout and cheese is melted.
- Serve topped with fresh cilantro, jalapeño, green onions, chopped tomatoes, avocado and/or sour cream.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of recipe without toppings | |
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Sodium | 553mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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