_For Jessica...

I am of the mindset that eating should be viewed as a way to pamper your body. You can make or break yourself with your food choices. Depending on what you eat, your body will either love you for it and work with you, or hate you for it and work against you. One of the 903 girls and dear friend, Jessica Cooper and husband have decided to eat as whole as they can and organic when possible. She blogs about new recipes they try and gives the scoop on local farmer's markets. I love it. I have always been a hippy at heart and LOVE eating clean and whole. I LOVE the taste of most fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. I love to pamper myself with what I eat, so I share in their quest to make the healthiest food choices possible. I have recently been looking for new recipes to try and my dear friend Cindy gave me this one. Enjoy, Jess!

Ingredients:

One Spaghetti Squash
Pasta Sauce
Ground turkey
Italian seasoning
Garlic clove (optional)


Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the spaghetti squash in half. Scoop out the seeds and place face down on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 30-45 minutes. Meanwhile, put your sauce in a pot and doctor it up however you'd like. Brown your turkey meat (or cut up chicken) in a little bit of olive oil, italian seasoning, and a clove of garlic (if you're into that sort of thing) and put it in with your sauce. Simmer that junk {while your squash is cooking}. After your squash is done cooking, take it out and turn it over...take a fork and run it over the flesh. If it strings like spaghetti and can easily be picked up it is done! The flesh will also take on a darker yellow color when it is done. Cook the squash for a little less time if you like your "noodles" al dente. Do the taste test, your tongue won't steer you wrong! Scoop the "noodles" out with tongs or a fork, plate it and put your sauce on top! It's delicious.

I have fallen in love with spaghetti squash...I don't know if I will be able to go back to eating processed pasta noodles now that I have such a healthy alternative! I have found a lot more recipes using spaghetti squash, so if you like it let me know and I will pass those along as well!

Happy eating :)