PPP (Paper Plate Pimpin’)- Pepper and Onion Stuffed Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash and Mushroom Sauce [healthy]

Pepper and Onion Stuffed Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash and Mushroom Sauce

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Meatballs:
1lb lean ground turkey meat
half bell pepper
half onion
2 tbps olive oil
1 egg
salt, pepper – to taste, oregano, garlic powder, rosemary, thyme (1tsp each)
gluten free panko crumbs (2 cups)
mix all together in large bowl, hand mixing (messier but gets everything together better)
take ice cream scoop or two large spoons worth of mixture and make a ball
heat pan – med heat, brown all around and cook until firm (if using cast iron pan – finish in oven for 10 minutes)

Spag. Squash:
Olive Oil – 2 tbsp
Garlic Powder – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Crushed Red Pepper 1 tsp

two methods of prep:
[method 1] Cut in half and clean seeds and soft parts out (leaving firm “flesh of squash”)
[method 2] Cut in rings and cut out soft middle and seeds (leaving firm “flesh of squash”)

use baking sheet, then brush olive oil inside two halves and then season (method 1)
line baking sheet with tin foil and lightly oil inside of the rings and then season (method 2)
Bake @ 450 for approx 30-40 min
let cool for a few minutes then take fork and scrape squash strands off of skin