Spaghetti Squash Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 spaghetti squash
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup skim milk or 1/4 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 slices turkey bacon, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped broccoli
• 1 medium chopped red bell peppers or 1 medium yellow bell pepper
• 1 (170 g) can tuna, drained
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cut spaghetti squash in half and microwave (or bake) until done.
• 2 scrape squash from shell into a large serving bowl- keep warm.
• 3 in a saucepan, over medium-low heat, melt the butter then saute the chopped garlic for 1 to 2 minutes.
• 4 add the sour cream, milk and basil.
• 5 turn heat to low to keep warm.
• 6 in a frying pan, saute the chopped vegetables and turkey bacon in the olive oil.
• 7 salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 cook until the vegetables are slightly softened and bacon is cooked through.
• 9 add the tuna and cook until tuna is warmed.
• 10 add sour cream sauce to vegetable/bacon mix.
• 11 pour over spaghetti squash and toss.
• 12 top with diced tomato and parmesan cheese.