Squash! Yep, I finally did it!

For at least a year I've been hearing all about Spaghetti Squash, 

and my mental thought process usually starts and ends with

 "I don't eat squash, buhbye!"

Then the day came when I needed a low calorie and low sodium meal and REALLY wanted pasta.  

Highly unlikely, right?!

Bought myself a spaghetti squash 

and ingredients for homemade spaghetti sauce.

I'm just going to send you all the links I used, since they're WAY better at explaining than I am!

mmmmK?!

Here's how you cook the squash

Here's my stupidly simple spaghetti sauce:

1 can tomato paste

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can water

italian seasoning

1 packet Truvia sweetener (I like sweet sauce)

You could add veggies or meat but I was starving so I scratched those!

Teresa's Spaghetti Squash

1 cup squash 40 cals

1/2 cup spaghetti sauce 25 cals

Total = 65 calories!!!!!!

I didn't feel the least bad about adding a soft rye roll 

or an awesome salad with low calorie/sodium dressing.

My entire meal was 235 calories and I was STUFFED!

Next I made a Spaghetti squash cheesy alfredo bake:

I tweeked her sauce a bit but the results were heavenly!

Sauce:

In a jar I mixed

2 Tbsp flour

1 1/2 cup skim milk

In a saucepan I melted:

1 Tbsp light butter

added minced garlic, pepper, italian seasoning

When butter is melted I added the milk/flour mixture.

Add either 1 Tbsp cream cheese OR

because I was out I used a triangle of my Laughing Cow Swiss

and it worked perfectly!

Mix until completely melted with no lumps.

Add 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Pour over 1/2 of spaghetti squash.

(you could split it between two but I didn't feel like sharing)

CHEESY!

Sauce calories: 350 calories

1/2 of a spaghetti squash: 80 calories

Total : 430 calories!

I tried my best but couldn't finish the whole thing, I probably should've shared ;)

Teresa