Ricotta Stuffed Squash

Gluten Free
Health score
25%
Ricotta Stuffed Squash
45 min.
8
233kcal

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Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter 
  •  eggs 
  • tablespoon parsley fresh chopped
  • 10 ounce pkt spinach frozen thawed chopped
  • clove garlic minced
  • pinch ground pepper black
  • teaspoon penzey's southwest seasoning italian
  •  onion chopped
  • 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • cups ricotta cheese 
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 26 ounce spaghetti sauce 
  •  baby squash yellow

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven
  • mixing bowl
  • baking pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Trim off ends of squash; cut squash in half (lengthwise). With a teaspoon scoop out seeds and part of the pulp leaving shells about 1/2 inch thick. Steam squash shells over boiling water until crisp-tender (about 5 minutes). Plunge into cold water, drain well and set aside.
  3. In a small frying pan over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of the butter.
  4. Add onion and garlic and cook until they are done. Squeeze the spinach to remove extra moisture and add to the garlic and onion and cook until thoroughly heated.
  5. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine eggs, ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and spinach mixture. Fill the squash halves with this mixture, about three tablespoons per shell and place squash in a shallow baking dish. Melt the remaining butter and brush over the squash shells
  6. Bake for 20 minutes. If desired, serve with tomato sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Calories233kcal
Protein23.07%
Fat49.62%
Carbs27.31%

Properties

Glycemic Index
35
Glycemic Load
3.83
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
27.869565113731%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
1.08mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Isorhamnetin
0.69mg
Kaempferol
0.1mg
Myricetin
0.08mg
Quercetin
2.8mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:232.54kcal
11.63%
Fat:13.67g
21.03%
Saturated Fat:7.92g
49.5%
Carbohydrates:16.92g
5.64%
Net Carbohydrates:11.99g
4.36%
Sugar:8.64g
9.6%
Cholesterol:82.78mg
27.59%
Sodium:758.06mg
32.96%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:14.3g
28.6%
Vitamin K:151.13µg
143.94%
Vitamin A:5442.83IU
108.86%
Vitamin C:43.52mg
52.76%
Manganese:0.74mg
36.99%
Vitamin B2:0.61mg
35.69%
Folate:133.4µg
33.35%
Vitamin B6:0.65mg
32.54%
Potassium:1024.34mg
29.27%
Phosphorus:262.35mg
26.24%
Calcium:259.65mg
25.96%
Selenium:16.7µg
23.86%
Magnesium:85.44mg
21.36%
Fiber:4.93g
19.73%
Vitamin E:2.92mg
19.49%
Iron:2.84mg
15.8%
Copper:0.29mg
14.41%
Zinc:2.01mg
13.4%
Vitamin B1:0.17mg
11.4%
Vitamin B3:2.16mg
10.8%
Vitamin B5:0.96mg
9.6%
Vitamin B12:0.36µg
5.95%
Vitamin D:0.36µg
2.4%
Source:Allrecipes