Spaghetti Squash Million Dollar Casserole

This spaghetti squash casserole is comfort food done right, with a base of roasted squash covered in red meat sauce and a cream cheese-sour cream topping.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 727 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup sour cream
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
• 4 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
• 24 ounces pizza sauce (such as Great Value®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Step 2

Drizzle the inside of spaghetti squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Place squash flesh-side down on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until fork-tender, about 1 hour. Let cool until safe to handle. Use a fork to scrape strands across the width of the squash into a bowl.

Step 4

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, garlic, and dried onion in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add pizza sauce to the skillet; mix to combine and set meat sauce aside.

Step 5

Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and parsley in a small mixing bowl and stir well.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

Step 7

Place 1/2 the cooked spaghetti squash into the prepared baking dish. Top with 1/2 the meat sauce and all of the cream cheese mixture. Add remaining spaghetti squash followed by remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle shredded Italian cheese blend on top.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and casserole is hot, about 20 minutes.