Pizza Squash Noodle Lasagna Bake is a grain-free, low carb cheesy, saucy, meaty, spaghetti squash bake.
Pizza Squash Noodle Lasagna Bake is a grain-free, low-carb pizza-flavored, spaghetti squash layered, lasagna bake.
All of my favorite Italian foods combined in a dish (pizza, spaghetti, and lasagna). It is cheesy, meaty, and saucy!
Layered with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and pepperoni goodness. You just can’t go wrong here with this baked, Italian comfort food dish.
Also includes directions for easy whole spaghetti squash oven roasting.
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Pizza Squash Noodle Lasagna Bake Ingredients:
- 1 medium size spaghetti squash, 3 cups roasted cut squash
Marinara Meat Sauce & other Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained of excess grease.
- 5 slices of pepperoni or salami, chopped (use a GF uncured nitrate free brand)
- 2 ¼ cups tomato sauce or puree, make sure it has only tomatoes as ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tbsp Italian seasonings
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt *optional
- Toppings:
- ½ cup whole ricotta
- 12 slices pepperoni or salami
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 ½ tbsp parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 F and line a shallow baking sheet. Using a sharp knife or metal skewer, poke holes all over spaghetti squash. Place whole squash on a shallow baking sheet and bake for 60 to 65 minutes, turning squash half way through baking time.
- Remove squash from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 F for baking later.
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat combine: 2 ¼ cups tomato sauce, 1 lb browned ground beef, 5 slices chopped pepperoni, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and ¼ sea salt. Heat and stir to a low boil, then reduce heat cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Now you can easily cut in half the spaghetti squash and scoop out all the seeds. Then scrape with a large spoon the squash noodles and place in a large bowl.
- Remove marinara sauce from heat and let cool a little. Oil or grease a 13 x 9 inch casserole baking dish. Cover bottom of the dish with half of the spaghetti squash, then pour half of the marinara sauce over the top of squash noodles. Spoon small clumps of ricotta cheese over and across the top of the sauce.
- Layer the other half of squash noodles on top of the ricotta, then pour remaining marinara over the top of noodles. Then place pepperoni slices across the top of sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan over the top.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, cool, and serve.
Nutrition Facts: Serving size:Yield: 9 servings, Amount per serving: Calories: 244, Fat: 15 g, Carbohydrates: 9 g / Net Carbs: 7 g, Sugar: 4 g, Sodium: 284 mg without the optional sea salt, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 20 g
*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used
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Pizza Squash Noodle Lasagna Bake
Ingredients
- Pizza Squash Noodle Lasagna Bake Ingredients:
- 1 cups medium size spaghetti squash 3 roasted cut squash
- Marinara Meat Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained of excess grease.
- 5 slices of pepperoni or salami chopped, (use a GF uncured, nitrate free brand)
- 2 ¼ cups tomato sauce or puree make sure it has only tomato as ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- ½ tablespoon Italian seasonings
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt *optional
- Toppings:
- ½ cup whole ricotta
- 10 slices pepperoni or salami
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 ½ tablespoon parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a shallow baking sheet. Using a sharp knife or metal skewer, poke holes all over spaghetti squash. Place whole squash on the shallow baking sheet and bake for 60 to 65 minutes, turning squash half way through baking time.
- Remove squash from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 F for baking later.
- In a medium sauce pan, over medium heat combine: 2 ¼ cups tomato sauce, 1 lb browned ground beef, 5 slices chopped pepperoni, 3 cloves minced garlic, ½ tablespoon Italian seasonings, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and ¼ sea salt. Heat and stir to a low boil, then reduce heat cover and simmer for a 10 minutes.
- Now you can easily cut in half the spaghetti squash and scoop out all the seeds. Then scrape with a large spoon the squash noodles and place in a large bowl.
- Remove marinara sauce form heat and let cool a little. Oil or grease a 13 x 9 inch casserole baking dish. Cover bottom of dish with half of spaghetti squash, then pour half of marinara sauce over the top of squash noodles. Spoon small clumps of ricotta cheese over and across the top of the sauce.
- Layer the other half of squash noodles on top of the ricotta, then pour remaining marinara over the top of noodles. Then place pepperoni slices across the top of sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan over the top.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, cool, and serve.
@NorthofWiarton says
Enjoyed this recipe ! thanks for sharing.
Hope says
This was delicious and very easy to make!
Alisha says
Just made this for dinner tonight. Another Beauty and the Foodie success! Last night we had the Chicken Bacon Biscuit Pot Pie (and leftovers for lunch :)), and I also have some Easy English Muffins cooking up right now :). Thanks for helping to make the switch over to paleo much easier!
Stacey says
Alisha, thank you for trying another recipe and taking the time to comment 🙂 You're very welcome & thanks for being so kind and supportive.
Lisa says
Stacey,
Could this dish be made a day or two ahead of serving and be either frozen or kept refrigerated before cooking?
Stacey says
Lisa, I think it could be made it advance and refrigerated or frozen before baking. Just would need to adjust the baking time if frozen.
Melissa Brinkley says
I've been microwaving my spaghetti squash for years. Poke 3-4 times deeply.... micro for 6-10 minutes. Let cool, cut in half, remove seeds and fork it out as usual. The only time this failed, was when I didn't poke it deeply enough... it blew up... spaghetti squash atomic bomb... ceiling, floor... across the room...LOL.
Stacey says
Melissa, thanks for sharing how to do this in the microwave. I can't tell you how many things I have exploded in the microwave, lol. Wow, I'm imagining a spaghetti squash explosion would be quite impressive!! I will be ever so careful when I try this 🙂
Melissa Brinkley says
I can't wait to try this recipe...all the goodness we love!!
Stacey says
Thank you Melissa!
Rebecca says
This was a huge hit with my kids and husband! Thank you!!!
Leslie says
OR: Cut raw spaghetti squash in half, long ways. Put both pieces, face down on a microwave safe plate. Cook on high for 10-12 mins. The squash should give easily when pressed, check each end as well as the middle. My micro is very old, so I go for the longer time.
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
OMG, That looks amazing woman! I'm going to have to make this stat!
Stacey says
Many thanks Kelly, you are too kind.
~Stacey