Spaghetti squash and red lentil pasta with turkey sauce

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From our reel: a 20-minute family dinner where squash strands and red lentil pasta share one pot of turkey tomato sauce. Everyone eats the same thing, and nobody waits long.

What you need

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• Spaghetti squash
• Red lentil pasta
• Ground turkey
• Italian seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Marinara

How it comes together

1. Microwave the spaghetti squash until tender, then fork out the strands.
2. Cook the red lentil pasta.
3. Brown the ground turkey with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder.
4. Pour in the marinara and let it simmer.
5. Mix the squash strands, pasta, and turkey sauce together and serve.

Swaps and serving ideas

• Family dinner in about 20 minutes — the microwave handles the squash while the pasta cooks.

The shape

• Protein you can get fast: ground turkey browned in the pan
• Produce: spaghetti squash and marinara
• Carb you already use: red lentil pasta

Starting vs already tracking

• Curious / restarting: same dinner as the family, one bowl logged. That’s the win.
• Already tracking: turkey, pasta, and marinara are the parts to log; the squash stretches the bowl.

— Eljan Health Co.