A New (and Successful!) Summer Creation

I always find it exciting when new dishes actually turn out well.  Trying new (and self-created) dishes can always be a risk, especially when your official taste-tester has just gotten home from work and is extremely starving.  You never quite know what you will get with a new dish, or how long it will really take.  Mine ended up taking a bit longer, well like 30 minutes longer, than initially planned.  But I must say, it was well worth the wait!

Ingredients: 

Spaghetti Squash

MorningStar Meal Starters: Crumblers

1 can Garbonzo Beans

1 can Dark Red Kidney Beans

1 can Black Beans

2 small cans Mushrooms

1/2 small onion (not pictured)

Spaghetti Sauce

Feta Cheese 

Check out this video on how to prepare the Spaghetti Squash...




I initially cooked the spaghetti squash for the 12 minutes like on the video.  However mine really needed an extra 10 minutes of cooking time.




While the squash is cooking,  chop 1/2 a onion into small pieces.  Saute in a large pan with some olive oil for about 5 minutes.


Combine the Crumblers, mushrooms and beans with the onions and cook through.  Finally, mix with the spaghetti sauce... I used about 1/2 cup.

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While the squash was cooking I also made some Pita Crispers.  I used two 100-calorie pita breads, and cut each side in half.

Top with spray butter and sprinkle with parmesan/romano cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees until crispy, about 7 minutes.







Now to deal with the squash... Be sure it has cooled a bit before handling.  I learned my lesson the hard way with this one!  As shown in the video above, cut the squash in half and use a fork to scrape out the insides.

 



Top the squash with the Crumblers-Bean mixture and scatter with feta cheese. Voila, a super healthy, easy dinner!

Have opinions?? I'd love to hear them in the comments section below!



Question: What do you think this dish should be called?

Stayed tuned for the delicious Kale Chips recipe that were also served with this dish!

~Eat Well and Be Happy~