Easy Whole30 spaghetti squash with baked turkey meatballs filled with Italian flare and seasonings to kick your Whole30 or week off to a great start!
I have aid it numerous times here on The Kitcheneer...MEAL PREP PEOPLE!!!
I can't stress it enough. Whatever your nutritional goals are meal planning and meal prepping is KEY to success. You are WAY less likely to cave on your goals and eat that chocolate when you have prepped ahead AND spent money on the ingredients.
I am sharing with you one of my go to's for meal prep. Spaghetti squash with turkey meatballs.
I typically make baked spaghetti squash on Sundays plus a ton of meatballs to pair with veggies. It's such an easy way to make 4 days worth of lunches in about 45 minutes!
I am also going to be sharing a fun video on the Whole30 Recipes page next week so stay tuned! I can't wait for my takeover!
A lot of time and energy was put into this year's takeover to bring you new recipes, videos, and tips to stay on track.
This recipe couldn't be easier.
While the spaghetti squash bakes in the oven with a drizzle of olive oil and s&p, mix together the ground turkey with some seasoning ( I LOVE Primal Palate's Amore!) plus almond flour, and an egg.
Then it's only a few minutes of the meatballs sizzling to doneness then assemble in meal prep containers!
Or these are great too!
Now you are all set for Monday-Thursday!
I typically do a mid-week mini prep to keep things fresh for Thursday/Friday. Because I just can't do 4 day old turkey or chicken!
Spaghetti Squash and Turkey Meatballs MealPrep
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 4 meals 1x
Ingredients
- For the squash:
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- For the meatballs:
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1lb ground turkey
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp of your favorite Italian seasoning blend ( I love Primal Palate's Amore)
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 24oz jar of your favorite compliant pasta sauce or homemade sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375
- Carefully slice the squash in half, lengthwise and remove/discard seeds
- Drizzle squash with 1 tbs olive oil and salt and pepper
- On a parchment lined baking sheet place squash round sides up and roast in oven for 40-45 minutes
- While the squash roasts,make the meat balls
- In a large bowl combine all meat ball ingredients minus the oil
- Roll into 2oz meatballs (roughly golf-ball sized)
- Preheat a large skillet on medium high heat.
- Heat oil in skillet and add meatballs
- Cook on all sides rotating occasionally until cooked through (10-15 minutes)
- When spaghetti squash is cool enough, shred with forks and assemble meal prep containers with squash, 2 meatballs, and sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
Anna says
I made this for Whole30, but will DEFINITELY make even when I'm off!
★★★★★
Amanda says
Thanks so much Anna! This made my day! 😀
Cecilia Barrett Lieberman says
can these meatballs be baked in the oven? temp? time?
Amanda says
Hi Cecilia!
Yes! Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until 165F internal temp is reached!
Cecilia says
Can I bake these meatballs instead of cooking them in a skillet on the stove? If so, temp and time?
Destiny says
Loved the recipe however is there anyway to get the spaghetti squash softer? My fiance didnt like the little crunch to it.
Amanda says
Hi Destiny!
Glad you loved the recipe! Spaghetti squash does have a slight “crunch” to it. Try cooking it a bit longer (10 more minutes) to make it softer. But you can always swap out the spaghetti squash for zucchini noodles which have a softer texture. Use what you prefer! 😊
Casey says
Under 1 tsp salt for the meatballs, there appears to be a 1 tsp item that is blank. Can you confirm what that should be? Thank you!
Sue says
Is it for 1 tsp pepper?
Amanda says
Hi Sue, yes it's for 1 tsp of pepper. For some reason it wasn't displaying correctly!
I will update that shortly! Thank you!