This low carb spaghetti squash and meatballs with fresh mozzarella is total comfort food! I am in love with this dish. Seriously, I just want to dive in and relish every bite of these flavorful meatballs covered in melted fresh mozzarella cheese.
What's better, this is actually a spaghetti and meatball dish you can feel good about. It's made with simple and healthy ingredients and packed with veggies. It all starts with roasted spaghetti squash to replace the traditional pasta. While the spaghetti squash cooks, it's time to make a simple homemade marinara sauce and some delicious beef meatballs. Then to really kick things up, everything is layered into the spaghetti squash halves and topped with melted fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. Yum. If you are on a Whole30 or Paleo diet, you could leave out the cheese and it will still turn out delicious.
Since this recipe takes a little longer to prepare, consider prepping it on the weekend so you can assemble it quickly midweek. Just make up the meatballs and sauce on the weekend. Then instead of roasting the spaghetti squash, pierce the squash with a knife or fork and just microwave it for 10-12 minutes until tender. Carefully cut it in half and remove the seeds. Then add the meatballs, sauce, and cheese and pop it under the broiler until everything is browned and melted. Easy, peasy.
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