It’s been awhile since I shared a recipe on here! I think my creativity in the kitchen has been low lately, but as you know I have still been meal prepping each weekend! As I was prepping last weekend I thought I would share one of my easiest, healthiest, go-to meals that I can prep over the weekend and put together quickly on a weeknight.
In order to prep this meal over the weekend, all I do is roast the squash and make the meatballs. I am going to share how I do this but you can vary it in any way you like! There are many ways to cook a spaghetti squash (check out this post from The Lean Green Bean if you need ideas) but I will share what has worked for me.
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This may sound confusing but it’s actually really easy! After doing it once you won’t even need to follow the directions anymore 🙂
I’m adding this to the Fitdish cookbook with Jill and Jessica!
What’s your favorite make-ahead meal?
Do you like spaghetti squash or do you stick with pasta?
I have never, ever even heard of spaghetti squash. Going to try it. We are normally ‘regular’ spaghetti family. Might have to trick the kids into trying it though.
Wow I can’t believe you’ve never heard of it! You should definitely give it a try!
I really love that spaghetti squash can be make ahead, plus it always seems like one squash leads to days and days of spaghetti! Great recipe 🙂
I love Spaghetti Squash and meatballs. You recipe looks delicious and I love that the ingredients are simple. I haven’t tried almond flour in meatballs, usually I just use breadcrumbs but I wanna try it!
I think I first used almond flour when I was doing the whole30 and I found it works pretty well- it actually helps the meatballs stick together nicely!
I loooooved spaghetti squash as a kid. My mom would bake it with salt and butter and I ate it just like that. I need to try it again!
I’ve never had it with just salt and butter but that sounds really good as a side dish!
I make at least 1 spaghetti squash each week! It is one of my favorite go to meals and I often have some of it with my lean protein every day! I used to bake mine also, but now have found that steaming/boiling it after poking holes in the squash, in a large pot with water for about 30 minutes gets a better result. Every last piece of stringy squash comes out of the shell (it literally falls out of the shell when it is done) leaving no waste! I make it with garlic and parmesan or homemade sauce with veggies and wilted spinach. Sometimes I’ll add lean meat for a meal option. Spaghetti squash is such an awesome food and has so much versatility!
Those meatballs look fantastic and I’ll be trying those for sure! Thanks for the recipe!
Wow I will need to try it that way! I hate when I can’t get all the good stuff out!
I make this for my son a lot ! He actually requests spaghetti squash so I buy it when I can (it’s not always available and sometimes even when it is, the price is way too high)…Making meatballs is always great for me because it gives him dinner plus plenty of leftovers which I can freeze and use another time.
Its awesome that he likes it! I feel like alot of kids are probably afraid of it and would prefer regular pasta:)
I love spaghetti squash. I used to have such trouble cutting thru it before it was cooked. Now I put the whole thing in oven until it softens then let it cool a bit then cut it and scoop seeds out then put it back in. so much easier. This recipe sounds very tasty and healthy. I do not like regular spaghetti.
Great idea!
I very rarely eat pasta anymore. I’m totally addicted to spaghetti squash! This looks so yummy!
You know that spaghetti squash is my JAM. And I adore ground turkey. some people might poo poo it, but it is honestly one of my favorites. COME ON SUMMER I want to grill out!
I am pretty sure I told you this a year ago, but I really need to try spaghetti squash! I love zoodles, but it would be nice to have an alternate sometimes! Is it a bit sweet?
Try it! No, it’s not really sweet…not really sure how to describe it. Kind of like zucchini squash but a different texture?
I just made a nearly identical recipe on Sunday and now I have leftovers all week! yum!!
I love when that happens!
I’ve never made spaghetti squash, but i looks really good!
I love spaghetti squash! I usually make it with a garlic sauce. It looks so good with the meatballs and marinara sauce that I’ll have to try this recipe soon!
I love any recipe I can make ahead of time and have plenty of leftovers. Cooking during the summer is a pain, so I try to make meals early each Saturday and Sunday so I’m not heating up the kitchen during the hottest time of day.
I love spaghetti squash! I never think of eating like pasta tho- we always eat it as a sweet side dish with a little butter and light syrup! 🙂
I love spaghetti squash and have one sitting on the counter right now!
YUM! I love spaghetti squash and I LOVE turkey meatballs thank you for sharing, Lisa! 🙂
I love anything with spaghetti squash. My fiance even likes it!
I love spaghetti squash, and yay for meatballs! <3 I need to try out this recipe once I finish eating all the stuff that's currently in the fridge!!
Lisa, you just solved a problem for me. I have been wanting to make meatballs for dinner, but am trying to stay low-carb at dinner and the almond flour solves the problem. YAY. I always love adding shredded zucchini to meatballs. It’s a great way to bulk up on vegetables and meatball volume. Great post!
Adding shredded zucchini to meatballs is a great idea! I hope you like them with almond flour!
I’ve been meaning to try spaghetti squash. I read there was a way to cook it in a crockpot, so I am going to try that. I’ll let you know how the meatballs go – they look great.
I hope you like it!
Love spagetti squash! When I initially started eating it I saw it just as a substitute for pasta. Now that’s changed. Thanks for the recipe!
I had spaghetti squash for the first time ever this summer – and I love it as a sub for pasta in mac and cheese. I do a meatball sauce using my Crockpot. Basically, put the raw meatballs in the crockpot with plenty of pasta sauce and leave it for 8 hours on low. Yum!
I really need to try making meatballs in the crock pot!
This looks incredibly delicious!!
I usually just stick with a pasta/green bean combo but I definitely like spaghetti squash when it’s served with a protein like meatballs. It’s too boring to just have it with tomato sauce — but if you get creative with sauces/add-ins it can be great!
I have never tried it plain but I would imagine it would be kind of boring! The sauce and meatballs definitely add alot of nice flavor!