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Keto Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Skillet - Low Carb

beef (85/15)

easy keto marinara sauce

spaghetti squash

parmesan cheese

milk mozzarella

basil

Heat a large oven proof skillet and add your ground beef to it.

Season with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes, stirring so the beef is in fine pieces rather than large chunks.

Add the marinara sauce and cook for 3 minutes.

Add the spaghetti squash and parmesan cheese and stir well to combine.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and turning golden brown.

Serve garnished with chopped fresh basil or parsley if desired.

I’ve cut it up and from zen pieces. Came out fine!

Yum....Just finished the last of the leftovers, which may be a TINY bit better than the first go around!  Hubby has declared this his new favorite Keto dish.  His other fave is your Cheesy Chili Spaghetti Squash!  Honestly, the man just loves cheese.  LOL.  Anywho, this is delicious and will be made often on our LCHF journey.  I used Rao's Marinara Sauce...because I had some on hand.

My family ate baked penne, I ate this cheesy spaghetti squash skillet.  AMAZING!  I didn't feel cheated and I took leftovers to work the next day.  Still just as good if not better, having marinaded overnight.

Absolutely correct wanted to eat the sauce right out of the blender!!

Aww man this looks good! I can't eat tomato, any suggestions for a different type of sauce to go with this lovely recipe? :)

Melissa, you have made me a total lover of spaghetti squash! I love your keto recipes. Found your things on Pinterest and have been a faithful follower ever since. I just wanted to let people know that Aldi's organic marinara sauce doesn't have any sugar or weird fillers! I am a single mom and while I would love to make homemade sauce (and occasionally do) the price of that stuff, and the fact that it is organic and has no weird ingredients means that I always have a couple jars on hand. Just thought some people might be interested in knowing that. Keep up the awesome work, Melissa!

This was SO delicious!! I absolutely love this way of eating. Buying full fat meat, milk, everything, and still losing weight (8 pounds in 7 days!). I made this recipe exactly as written, but as is my usual practice, I did add a couple of things. About 1/4 cup of sliced olives and about 1/8 of a cup of cream cheese. 

Question: I was not sure whether to drain off the fat from the meat, but assumed that since this is a high fat meal plan, that draining it was not necessary. It did seem like a lot of grease though, so I did drain about 1/2 of the fat. Can you clarify for me whether it should have been drained at all? 

This is a definitely keeper. I am so heartened by the fact that I do not crave any of the crap foods that I was eating - sugar, bread, cereal, etc. And I fee really GREAT, too!

Thank you for your site. It is so great to have these resources when you are wondering what the heck to make to eat.

Cooked this for dinner tonight.  It was a hit! NOM!NOM!NOM! Very easy and filling. Substituted  pork sausage for the ground beef.  I like spicy food, so I will jazz it up next time, but it is tasty as listed in the recipe 

Also made the easy marinara sauce. Another winner.

This was my first time cooking spaghetti squash. I am a fan! It doesn't get all soggy after a couple days, which is great. 

I added a half bunch of lacinato kale because I am a weirdo who actually likes kale. :P Very tasty recipe and so easy. This is definitely going into the rotation.

Am I overcooking the squash if it is too watery. I usually end up straining cooked squash with a cheesecloth, but it destroys the noodle strands. Any suggestions?

I cut the squash into rings, remove the seeds, and season with salt and pepper (sometimes I drizzle a tbsp of olive oil over the rings as well).  Then bake them at 400F for 40 minutes.  Comes out great every time - hope this helps!

I love, love, love spaghetti squash.  Unfortunately my family doesn't share my passion.  But this is a great cook go to recipe!

I love spaghetti squash!!  I’ve used it to replace pasta even before lowering my carbs, I’m not a pasta lover, but enjoy the other parts of pasta dishes. This is so good:)

Absolutely delicious and SO easy! It definitely feeds that need for Italian food.

Made this tonight for the whole family. It was wonderful! Everyone enjoyed it (2 teens and hubbie). They were all really stunned it was spaghetti squash.  I might add some ricotta next time.  Reminded me of baked ziti.  Definitely plan to make it again. Thank you Mellissa.

Tonight i made your KETO CHEESY SPAGHETTI SQUASH SKILLET – LOW CARB recipe. Wow, beyond delicious. I used your Marinara Sauce recipe as well and the results were amazing. This recipe is not only delicious but also easy. I roasted the butternut squash earlier in the day - a real time saver. A real keeper.

I've made this several times now and it is hands down my favorite keto recipe. I haven't had any issues with cooking the squash - I cut it in half, clear out the seeds and stuff the cavity with rosemary(it adds a fancy layer of flavor)  then bake for 45 - 50 minutes at 400 degrees. So.freakin'.good.

This is so good and comes together so easily. I added onion and garlic to mine. Love it!

Omg! Thank you so much for this delicious recipe! I’m a horrible cook, but this was soooo easy and turned out delicious!!!

The EASIEST weeknight dinner. I simplified it to the max (busy college student over here...) -- stuck the halved squash in the instant pot for 7 mins+ 8-10 mins to come to pressure, and it was done (compared to the 45-60 mins of bake time that it takes in the oven). Made it even more easy and used a jar of Rao's marinara -- my absolute fave -- and even MORE easy by buying a bag of frozen meatballs, halving them, and throwing them on top! Dinner was ready in 30-40 mins (most of that being cook time). HUGE. FAN. A little more expensive, but so delicious and healthy and easy! And so worth it. It made plenty for my partner and I to have all week for leftovers. Love love love!

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This super easy and satisfying low carb cheesy spaghetti squash skillet will be a huge hit with the entire family! Tender strands of spaghetti squash swimming in a tangy meat sauce and loaded with stringy mozzarella cheese? What’s not to love?!?! 

keto cheesy spaghetti squash skillet - low carb

Servings: 6

Author : Mellissa Sevigny

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