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Healthy Broccoli Cheese Spaghetti Squash Casserole

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This healthy broccoli cheese spaghetti squash casserole is a delicious way to add more veggies to your family's plates. It includes Greek yogurt for more protein, and is baby led weaning and toddler friendly! (gluten-free)

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cup broccoli florets
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp olive oil, avocado oil, or butter
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp each salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups cooked spaghetti squash strands (from half of a large squash)

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease an 8- or 9-inch baking dish with oil or butter.
  2. Chop the broccoli into very small pieces (1 cm or smaller), leaving out the tough stems if you'll be serving to babies under 12 months. Mince the garlic.
  3. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the oil, swirling to coat the bottom of the skillet. Add the broccoli and cook, stirring, until slightly softened and bright green, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Turn off heat.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the egg, yogurt and spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder). Stir in half of the grated cheese, cooked broccoli and cooked squash.
  5. Spread the mixture into prepared pan. Top with remaining grated cheese.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is lightly browned.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

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Notes

  • To make things easy and speedy, you can use frozen chopped broccoli in place of fresh and skip cooking the broccoli and garlic in the skillet. You'll want to thaw the broccoli and pat or squeeze dry with paper towels. The minced garlic can be added raw.
  • If you are serving to babies under 12 months, feel free to leave out the salt. I'm not worried about a small amount of salt in recipes like this.
  • This recipe can be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated, covered, until you're ready to bake it, up to 3 days in advance.
  • To make this a one-dish main meal, add cooked shredded chicken or ground turkey sausage!
  • You can swap the cheddar for any kind of cheese you like. I prefer freshly grated for the best flavor and melting.
  • You can swap the yogurt for sour cream, heavy cream, or 1/3 cup half and half.

Find it online: https://babyledbliss.com/broccoli-spaghetti-squash-casserole/