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Spaghetti Squash Pizza Nests
Spaghetti Squash Pizza Nests are tasty, low carb, gluten free, noodle nests with pizza inside.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Appetizer, snacks
Cuisine:
Italian, pizza
Keyword:
keto pizza nests, spaghetti squash pizza nests
Servings:
12
Calories:
43
kcal
Author:
Stacey
Ingredients
1
medium size spaghetti squash
(about 2 ½ cups squash noodles
1
xl egg or 2 smaller sized eggs
beaten
⅔
cup
tomato sauce * try to get one without added sugars
½
teaspoon
garlic powder
1 ½
teaspoon
Italian seasonings
¼
teaspoon
oregano
Pinch sea salt
24
slices
pepperoni * I like uncured nitrate free brands
1
cup
grated mozzarella cheese
½
tablespoon
chopped basil
fresh or lightly dried
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F (204 C), and line or oil a baking sheet.
Using a skewer or knife, poke holes all over the spaghetti squash. Place on baking sheet and bake for an hour, turning over halfway through.
Remove squash from oven and cool until cool to touch. Leave oven on 400F (204 C).
Grease or oil 2 muffin pans.
While squash is cooling, Combine in a medium size mixing bowl: tomato sauce, garlic powder, Italian seasonings, and oregano. Mix together.
Once squash is cool, slice in half and using a fork scrape noodles into a large bowl.
Add the beaten egg or eggs to the squash noodles and stir together.
Place squash noodle mixture into muffin cups and make a well in the center of each with a spoon.
Add tomato sauce mixture to each well.
Add a pepperoni slice to each well, and sprinkle each with grated mozzarella cheese.
Sprinkle with chopped basil, and bake at 400 F (204 C) for 25 minutes or until set.
Serve.
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Nutrition
Calories:
43
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
2
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
2
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
181
mg
|
Sugar:
1
g